The Nigerian Army has again announced the
deployment of troops for the commencement of Operation Crocodile Smile II in
the six Niger Delta states. Enobong Udoh, the general officer commanding 6
division of the Army, made this known on Saturday, October 7, while addressing
troops. He said: ''Operation Crocodile Smile is not a show of force but a
confidence-building patrol that seeks to reassure the people of Rivers state
and the Niger Delta that the army is ready to work.
We are 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. AD ''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.''
Udoh added that troops would carry out
collaborative patrols with the police, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the
Department of State Security (DSS). Others are Nigerian Security and Civil
Defense Corps, Nigerian Customs Service, Nigerian Immigration Service and
personnel of the Nigerian Prison Service. He said the division would carry out
the exercise slated from October 7 to October 28 in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Rivers
states while another formation would cover other states in the Niger Delta.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that Aminu Iliyasu, the division’s deputy
director, army public relations said the troops were expected to begin the
operation in the entire region.
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