Nigeria, Nov. 5 -- The Nigerian military has disputed reports of a ceasefire agreement with Boko Haram.

Samaila Uba, the spokesperson for the Defence Headquarters, disclosed this on Thursday during a joint security press briefing held at the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC), a unit in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).

PREMIUM TIMES had previously sought comments from Mr Uba on the matter, but he did not respond. Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga refused to comment on the matter, and advised this newspaper that questions be directed to the ONSA or Ministry of Defence.

The denial came nearly two months after The New Humanitarian reported that the Nigerian government entered into a secret ceasefire agreement...