The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, headquartered in Port Harcourt has begun Operation Crocodile Smile II in Niger Delta. The Division is holding multi-agency confidence building patrol in Rivers State. The exercise according to the military is to combat the menace of kidnapping, armed robbery and other criminalities in the region.
According to the General Officer Commanding, 6 Division, Major General Enobong Udoh, the exercise is aimed at reassuring the public of the army and other sister services and security agencies to work together and eliminate crimes within the society.
The operation involves the movement of troops and trucks through some major streets in the city. He said the operation is aimed at maintaining peace and tranquillity in the region and not a show of force or brutality.
The Army says it commenced the Operation with an inter-agency patrol which is symbolic of its desire to collaborate and synergise with other sister security agencies to boost security and successes recorded during last year’s exercise.
