Nigerian Army to kickoff operation ‘Crocodile Smile’ on October 20th amid #EndSARS protests
The Nigerian Army says beginning from October 20, it will commence a programme tagged ‘Exercise Crocodile Smile VI’ aimed at helping to enhance the safety and security of the country.
This is contained in a statement titled, ‘Nigerian army sets to commence exercise Crocodile Smile VI nationwide’, which was signed by Acting Director Army Public Relations, Sagir Musa, and released today October 17.
According to Musa, the exercise was traditionally scheduled in the last quarter of every year to checkmate all forms of crimes and criminality as the end of the year approaches. He explained that this year’s exercise is intended to be more all-encompassing to include cyber warfare exercises designed to identify, track, and counter negative propaganda in the social media and across the cyberspace.
The statement reads
“The Nigerian Army is set to start its annual Exercise CROCODILE SMILE which is traditionally conducted in the last quarter of the year. This year’s Exercise CROCODILE SMILE VI is scheduled to commence from the 20th of October to the 31st of December 2020.
“The Exercise is deliberately intended to be all-encompassing to include cyber warfare exercises designed to identify, track, and counter negative propaganda in the social media and across the cyberspace. This is the first-ever Cyberwarfare exercise to be conducted in the history of the African Armed Forces.
“Accordingly, the exercise will also include positive identification component aimed at identifying Boko Haram terrorists fleeing from the North East and other parts of the country as a result of the ongoing operations in the various theatres of operations especially in the Northeast, North Central and North Western parts of Nigeria.
“The Nigerian Army, once again, reassures all well-meaning Nigerians of its commitment to the sustenance of peace and security in Nigeria and urges members of the public for their support and understanding throughout the period of the exercise.”
The Crocodile Smile VI is coming amidst nationwide protests against police brutality, extortion, and extrajudicial killings.
Stop this useless exercises and focus on the job at hand…. Face bokoharam and eliminate them all,.
Hope it yields positive results.
Well is good, but don’t use this to distracted our peaceful protest.
If your operation crocodile smile IV is to save the people of the country is a welcome development and it will save people from the hands of hooligans and thugs.
Hope this operation is not meant to add to the problems of the current brutality of the citizens of Nigeria. You should stand up to your responsibility and tackle the bokoharam and bandits.
I hope this people won’t stand on the road and be taking bribe or money from the motorist because security personnel always take any advantage that comes their way. The president is there to protect the lives and properties of his citizens.
You sure say you are not doing this to use joker for protesters? Don’t do anything stupid o, we are less concerned wether you are militaran man or not, don’t do anything funny.
Oga go Sambisa forest with your crocodile let me see whether it will smile there and leave Nigerians alone o.
Don’t go please display your foolishness to boko haram
We lunch operation remove burati and buhari immeditely.
Your empty threat would not stop us.
Wrongly time though
Mhhhh!!!! We are watching to see how it goes
God dey nah
We hope so
It so clear that this government doesn’t want anything good for the youth. It’s a shame!