The
attention of the Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole was drawn to an online
media publication saying troops of 157 Task Force Battalion were overran by the
Boko Haram terrorists in Guzamala axis of Borno state and that several
personnel were killed and several others cannot be accounted for including the
Commanding Officer of the Unit.
The report
also went ahead to claim that the troops loss of equipment to the terrorists.
The Theatre
Command wants to state clearly that the story is a fabrication from the
imagination of those sympathetic to Boko Haram ways of life.
Although the
location of 157 Battalion was attacked last Wednesday and was subsequently
repelled by the gallant troops of the Unit, the Commanding Officer of the Unit
is in contact with his Brigade Commander.
However, the
unit suffers some casualties which is normal in military operations. The
affected personnel sustained minor injuries but no gunshot wound was sustained
by the troops.
The number
of casualty and equipment lost as being circulated is not correct. The
situation was unnecessarily blown beyond proportion to give terrorists the type
of propaganda they desired.
The Theatre
Commander Operation Lafiya Dole has addressed the issue and gave journalists
the opportunity to ask questions and
clarify doubts about the Gudumbali incidence.
Colonel Tukur Ismail Gusau
Media Coordinator Operation Lafiya Dole
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