Army Says Maiduguri -Damaturu Road Not Blocked

By Ayodele Oluwafemi

The Nigerian Army has debunked the report that the Maiduguri-Damaturu Road was blocked by insurgents, saying it fake and mischievous.

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, made the clarification in a statement on Saturday in Maiduguri, saying the incident did not happen on the road on Friday as insinuated in some quarters.

Musa said that reports of the alleged blockade which was circulated on social media platforms on Friday came to many motorists as a surprise.

According to him, the fake news surfaced when a team of journalists were in Maiduguri on a tour to have first-hand information of the state of the security situation in the state.

He added that the journalists also plied the same road on Friday while visiting Auno and Jakana military bases without witnessing any incident or road blockade.

“Motorists in large numbers were seen plying the road without any security breach.

“This is another round of fake news and mischief, we have been used to it for sometime now.

“There was no blockade of any road in Borno State on Friday as claimed.

“You have seen that soldiers are on the road, some on checkpoints and others on mobile patrol to ensure security, no such incident is witnessed or reported.”

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