The Nigerian military rejected a video of a terrorist attack on troops as a recycled clip

The Head Office of Defense (DHQ) has refused as a propaganda video clip circulating on social media as a record of this new attack on troops in the state of Borno.

Director of Defense Media Operations, Major. Markus Kangye, stated this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.

He said the military had confirmed that the video was not related to the Marte incident in any form, following a comprehensive analysis by relevant authorities.

According to him, visual content, Medan, and operational context showed that the recording came from events in different locations, which was first posted on December 7, 2020.

The spokesman said: “The video clip was deliberately recycled and manipulated by criminal elements and sympathizers of terrorist groups to mislead the public and sow seeds of fear.

“They aim to prevent the public from the benefits recorded by the Nigerian armed forces in ongoing operations throughout the country.”

Kangye said the troops at Marte were attacked around 3:00 in the morning on May 12.

He said the troops were able to expel terrorists after a fierce battle with a large number of terrorists who were killed while others fled with bullet wounds.

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According to him, terrorists use old clips as propaganda to mislead members of the community who are easily deceived.

“This wrong information is not only dangerous but also an effort to fail to demonstrate our dashing troops and damage the trust of the Nigerians in the armed forces.

“The armed forces condemn the strongest terms of the spread of recklessness from fake content and warn that the people behind such disinformation campaigns will be identified and held accountable in accordance with the law,” he added.

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