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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Jul 16

    Focus On Africa is following up on reports that hundreds of military personnel in Nigeria 's north-east are missing after an attack by #BokoHaram fighters over the weekend. The Army says reports are "blown out of proportion". Are you in the region and want to comment? 🔻pic.twitter.com/Z8Eb8lKcVc

    6:38 AM - 16 Jul 2018
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    • Catherine Fimbo olaifa Adekunle mujeeb EdwardTeach 🇺🇸🇮🇱🇨🇦🇬🇧🇮🇪🇦🇺🇵🇱🇭🇺🇸🇪 IGoSave👨🏾‍🦳 Massay Crisanto The CEO HeyLagos! adamu dauda fika
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      1. MAliyu‏ @Yar_Aliyu Jul 16
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        The military debunked the story.pic.twitter.com/HuxSPDDxrK

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      1. NWA MBANO‏ @ericmore Jul 16
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        The president @MBuhari just left for Hague. He doesn't care

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      1. The Voice‏ @VictorIzi Jul 16
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Don't have faith on our government and military. I believe the story is true!!!

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      1. Chima_oobi‏ @OmeyeCh Jul 16
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        I currently stay in Lagos but I think it will be true because I can't believe whatever the army says. I really hope and wish some are still alive. God bless Nigeria.

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      1. Chigozie Ibrahim‏ @danny8790 Jul 16
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        the army are just pathetic liars. together with Mr President and the circus chimps cabinet. Boko haram and the herdsmen are on a killing spree and our pathetic govt are covering it up.

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      1. Ter Shija  🇳🇬 🐻‏ @TER_XL Jul 16
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        I wouldn't believe a word the army says.

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      1. Gidado‏ @Gidado15 Jul 18
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        If true, these bodies are from the Bama ambush, where a military vehicle got stuck.

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      1. Gidado‏ @Gidado15 Jul 18
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Certainly, there were deaths. According to unverified reports, 16 dead bodies of soldiers are lying in the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital morgue.

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      1. mark Micheals‏ @MarkOwerri Jul 17
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        A leader who underplays the premium to the lives of citizens, hasn't come to serve.The condition of Nig service men is such that alive or dead it has little significance.The incident happened on Saturday &families ve been searching for members to no avail. Nig is a failed state!

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      1. Fernando Dorantes‏ @peloos88 Jul 16
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        100? Really an army of hundreds? And can't fight boko haram? How are this guys?

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