Maiduguri -The Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order (ORO) on Sunday faulted media reports on bombardments in Maiduguri.
JTF Field Commander, Col. Victor Ebhaleme, stated this in Maiduguri on Sunday in an interview with newsmen.
"The issue of bombardment in Maiduguri is totally untrue, because nothing like that has happened.
"I have been in charge of this operation since it began and we never had any bombardments,'' Ebhaleme said.
He pointed out, however, that the JTF had embarked on massive cordon and search operations for hidden weapons in parts of Maiduguri city.
"What happened is that the JTF had conducted cordon and search operation in search of weapons in some areas.
"We conducted the operation in many areas especially near the Shehu of Borno palace, and we recovered lots of hidden arms, " Ebhaleme said.
The JTF field commander, who declined to give the exact number of arms recovered, said that the exercise was ongoing.
Ebhaleme, who also decried claims of multiple blasts in the city, stressed that the JTF was in control and appealed to the citizens to go about their lawful businesses.
Reports had earlier indicated that the Maiduguri city witnessed bombardments, following intense clashes between the JTF and suspected terrorists on Saturday. (NAN)
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