Nigerian Army troops have stormed
Niger Delta for
the commencement of Operation Crocodile Smile II - The Army
said the operation aims to reassure the public fight crimes like cultism,
militancy, and kidnapping in the region - Enobong Udoh, the general officer
commanding 6 division of the Army, said the operation is in collaboration with
other security services and agencies of government Nigerian Army has 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.
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.
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