Meanwhile local officials earlier estimated the number of deaths at as many as 2,000.
However, Nigeria has often been accused of underestimating casualty figures to downplay the threat of Boko Haram.
The ministry denied the higher estimates for deaths at Baga, in north-east Nigeria, and tagged the report as "speculation and conjecture" and "exaggerated".
It said the army was taking "necessary actions" to restore law and order there, but gave few details about the operation to recapture the town from the Islamist insurgents. (BBC)
It said the army was taking "necessary actions" to restore law and order there, but gave few details about the operation to recapture the town from the Islamist insurgents. (BBC)
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