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The Headquarters Theatre Command Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai dismissed false claims spread on social media by activist Mahdi Shehu alleging that a French military base had been established in Maiduguri, Borno State, clarifying through Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations Captain Reuben Kovangiya that a video shared by Shehu actually showed Acting General Officer Commanding the Seventh Division of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Abubakar Haruna, meeting with a foreign officer from the British Military Advisory Training Team during an equipment donation event at Maimalari Cantonment on October 25, 2024, rather than any French military presence.