Nigeria, April 11 -- The Headquarters of Operation Hadin Kai, a joint task force in the North-east, has dismissed claims 17 soldiers including a brigade commander, were killed during a midnight terrorist attack on troops' location in Benisheikh, Borno State.

It described the reports as false, misleading and grossly exaggerated.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the fighters of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked three military bases in Borno including the one in Benisheikh where the Brigade Commander, Oseni Braimah, a brigadier general, and other soldiers were killed.

Many media outlets reported that 17 soldiers including Mr Braimah were killed in the Benisheikh attack.

In a statement issued on Friday, the spokesperson for o...