The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has denied any recent attack on its troops and killing of 18 soldiers in its area of responsibility.
Army said the online media report on the purported attack was false.
The online reports had claimed that 18 soldiers were killed when a faction of Boko Haram-affiliated to Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked a military formation.
However, the army said the reported attack and killing “are falsehood being orchestrated by the media arm of ISWAP in its desperate attempt to revamp it parlous and deplorable image”.
It said that the desperation followed several weeks of devastating operational losses the group suffered in the Lake Chad Area.
(NAN)