The Nigeria Army has said Boko Haram insurgents did not abduct 22 women and children from Pulka and Dumba in Borno state.
According to a reports, 22 girls were abducted in Pulka while four women were reportedly seized in Dumba.
The attackers were said to belong to the Boko Haram faction headed by Abu Musab Al-Barnawi, the son of Boko Haram founder Mohammed Yusuf.
But Sani Usman, army spokesperson, denied the claim in a statement released late Saturday.
Usman described the report as completely false, noting that Pulka and its environs are heavily secured.
“The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to a news story circulating on Social Media and some mainstream media that suspected Boko Haram terrorists have allegedly attacked Pulka and abducted 22 women, attributing it to an unidentified Bulama as source,” said Usman.
