Nigeria's army failed to protect Baga's civilians despite warnings that
militants were going to attack, rights group Amnesty International has
said.
Some reports say as many as 2,000 people died in Boko Haram's raids
on the north-eastern town this month, but the government puts the toll
at 150.
Amnesty quotes an unnamed senior army source as saying the Islamist militants told residents about the offensive.
But the defence spokesman told the BBC there had been continuous patrols.
"It is not true to say nothing was done," Maj Gen Chris Olukolade said in response to Amnesty International's allegations.
Boko Haram launched a full-scale insurgency in north-eastern Nigeria in 2009 to create an Islamic state.
But since the government declared a state of emergency 20
months ago in three north-eastern states to deal with it, Boko Haram has
strengthened and now controls several towns, where it has declared a
caliphate.
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