An army memo disclosed that three of the civilians who received gunshot wounds were currently being treated at a specialist hospital in Maiduguri.
The fallen soldiers including a lieutenant, are troops from 117 Battalion from the 28 Task Force Brigade.
The governor disclosed that all entreaties made to authorities of wealthy Arab nations for aid yielded no results.
Mr. Buratai gave the motivational speech at a sit-out night to usher in the 2021 new year.
Military and civil authorities under the Buhari administration have been rendering false accounts of what transpired on October 20.
The Nigerian leader issued a second statement in the wake of the mass killing of farmers by Boko Haram insurgents.
The House Speaker sympathises with the victims of the weekend Boko Haram attack, which left at least 110 farmers killed.
Ahmed Taiwo contradicts the Army Headquarters in his testimony before the panel on Saturday.
A new memo from military brass-hats rallies troops behind a common threat that has dogged the nation for more than 10 years.
Princess Ajibola of the Centre for Africa Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights advances Nigerian Army’s narrative of no civilian casualties.
