Troops storm Niger Delta for Operation Crocodile Smile II

- 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.
''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.
''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, ALEXPLUS.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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