By Desmond Ejibas on 08/10/2017
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•Nigerian troops set for action
The Nigerian Army says it has deployed troops for the commencement of “Operation Crocodile Smile” in the six Niger Delta states.
While addressing troops to signal commencement of the exercise on Saturday, Major General Enobong Udoh, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, said the operation was confidence-building patrol rather than a show of force as widely reported.
“Operation Crocodile Smile seeks to reassure the people of Rivers State and the Niger Delta that the army is ready to work in close synergy and collaboration with other security services and agencies of government to ensure that there is peace and security for the people.
“Our operation aims to reassure the public that we are ready to fight crimes like cultism, militancy and kidnapping so that people can go about their business without fear,” he said.
Udoh said that troops would carry out collaborative patrols with the Nigeria Police, the Federal Road Safety Corps, the Nigerian Immigration Service and the the Department of State Security (DSS).
Others are the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, the Nigerian Customs Service and the Nigerian Prison Service.
He said the division would carry out the exercise in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States while another formation would cover other states in the Niger Delta.
“Army, police and other security services were established to ensure peace, enforce law and order and create the enabling environment for economic activities to thrive.
“This is our ultimate mandate, and, as such, we urge Nigerians to give us the necessary support to enable us to succeed,” he said.
The three weeks exercise is slated for October 7 to October 28.
Source News Express
Posted 08/10/2017 05:13:56 AM
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