Regardless of the many criticisms by the Yoruba socio-cultural
group, the Afenifere, to the deployment of troops in addressing civil matters,
the Nigerian Army’s Operations Crocodile Smile II, has landed in Lagos and Ogun
states areas covered by troops of 81 Division.
Spokesman of
the division, Lieutenant Colonel Olaolu Daudu, who made this known in a
statement on Monday, explained that the exercise commenced in Ogun and Lagos on
October 7, 2017 and will end on October 28, 2017.
Lieutenant
Colonel Daudu said that the exercise will avail troops the opportunity to
sharpen combat skills in the conduct of land base as well as joint riverine
operation, adding that it could progress to an operation when they start going
after criminal elements involved in kidnappings, cultism, armed robbery,
pipeline vandalism, and insurgency, among others in the states.
According to
Daudu, the exercise is not targeted at any individual or group. Hence, law
abiding citizens should not be afraid when they witness increased movements of
troops and equipment.
He said,
“Law-abiding citizens are advised to go about their normal businesses without
fear. Dates and locations of the various humanitarian activities, such as
sanitation exercises and free medical interventions will be announced in due
course.
“The division also wishes to allay the fears of the public, as
they will witness increased movements of troops and equipment during the
period.
“They are
please requested to cooperate and support us, to ensure the success of the
exercise, which is aimed at making the Nigerian army responsive to its
constitutional roles.”
This came
despite warnings by Afenifere that President Muhammadu Buhari should not repeat
the mistake that led to 1966 court when the government at the period was busy
deploying troops to address civil uprisings.
Muhammadu Buhari, was
campaigning against him. Buhari claimed: “This generation of Nigerians and indeed future generations have
no other country than Nigeria.” But when the crunch came, his allegiance to
Nigeria disappeared. In the election of the OAU Secretary-General in 1985,
Buhari voted against Nigeria and for Niger instead. He secured the election of
Ide Oumarou, a Fulani man from Niger; as opposed to an Igbo man from Nigeria.
By so doing, Buhari became the first and only Head of State in the history of
modern international relations to vote against his country in favour of his
tribe... - Vanguard, February 3, 2015
THERE IS A FAKE NEWS GOING
VIRAL NOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA BY DAILY TRUST ONLINE NEWS ALLEGING IPOB
,AREWA,OODUDUWA PLEAD SUPPORT FOR ONE NIGERA , IT'S LIE FROM PIT OF HELL ,
THEIR WAS NEVER SUCH SUPPORT, ACCORDING TO PRINCE EMMANUEL KANU (NNAMDI KANU'S
YOUNGER BROTHER) , THE PROGRAM WAS NOT MADE TO SUPPORT ONE NIGERIA , IT IS JUST
A PROGRAM TITLED " TRAINING FOR NON-VIOLENCE LEADERSHIP AGITATION"
WHICH MANY PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT REGION PARTAKE AS NORMAL, I WAS INVITED WHICH
I SEE IT AS OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE MUST OF THEM WHAT IPOB STANDS FOR AND
BIAFRAN CALL FOR REFERENDUM IS ALL ABOUT, BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE IN NIGERIA SEES
CALL FOR BIAFRAN REFERENDUM AS A CALL FOR WAR, I NEVER SAID ANY THING IN
SUPPORT OF THEIR ONE NIGERIA OR WHAT EVER THEY CALLED IT , BECAUSE BIAFRANS IS
NEVER NIGERIANS, THE WORST OF IT ALL IS THE WAY THE NIGERIAN MEDIA TWIST ANY
NEWS CONCERNING BIAFRAN AFFAIRS, WE MUST RISE BEYOND PROPAGANDA FROM NIGERIAN
MEDIA OUTLET, BECAUSE NIGERIA IS DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO DESTABILIZE
BIAFRA RESTORATION, HE ADDED :
My Comment: We caught
these evil men again pants down. Nigeria must not fall for such cheap gimmick.
We, Southern Cameroonians have no reason whatsoever to kill Nigerians. Rather,
La Republique has a million reasons to do that, just like they recently did at
Bakassi.
