The Nigerian Army says it will from this weekend commence another training exercise code named “Exercise Crocodile Smile” in the 82 Division and part of 2 Division areas of responsibility traversing the South-South geo-political region.

“The aim of the exercise,” the Army said in a statement issued by its Acting Director of Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, “is to practise our Special Forces and other units of the Nigerian Army in Amphibious and Internal Security Operations in riverine environment and also check criminal activities like kidnapping, militancy and piracy and other forms of criminal activities in support of the civil authority.”

The Army requested the general public not to panic on the sight of unusual movement of large number of troops, heavy military weapons and equipment in these areas.