Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- The Nigerian Army has debunked reports circulating online that bandits overran its troops and stole weapons and ammunition in Obanla, Kwara State.

Although PREMIUM TIMES could not trace the report to any reliable media platforms, the claim was circulated on Facebook.

But in a statement issued Sunday evening by Polycarp Okoye, Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, the military described the report as "false and misleading," stressing that no Army position was overrun and no cache of weapons was lost to criminal elements.

Mr Okoye, a lieutenant-colonel, clarified that troops of the 148 Battalion (Rear), currently conducting clearance operations across Kogi and Kwara states, have instead been recording significant s...