ARMY TO MOVE TROOPS AND HEAVY WEAPONS TO NIGER DELTA (S-SOUTH)

The Nigerian Army said last night that its training exercise

for the Niger Delta code named “EXERCISE CROCODILE

SMILE” in 82 Division and part of 2 Division areas of

responsibility traversing the South-South geo-political

region will commence this weekend.

“The general public is please requested not to panic on the

sight of unusual movement of large number of troops,

heavy military weapons and equipment in these areas” a

statement signed by Col Sani Usman, Acting Director,

Army Public Relations said.

“The aim of the exercise is to practice 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” it added.

source-vanguard