Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has flagged off the Nigerian Army operation crocodile smile III exercise in Bakassi local government area to check cases of kidnapping, militancy and armed robbery.

Ayade, who performed the exercise on Tuesday, said it would also help to maintain peace and orderliness during the annual Calabar festival and the 2019 polls.

According to him, the exercise will also reduce the proliferation of arms through the Cameroon border at Ikang in Bakassi.
The governor added that the Nigerian Army has remained disciplined and very professional in the discharge of their constitutional duties.

The Governor called on all security agencies to work in harmony with a view to bringing the security challenges across the country under control.

"As the 2019 general elections draw closer, I want to use this opportunity to warn politicians to desist from moving arms and sponsoring violence at polling units.

"As the Chief Security Officer of the state, I will work with security agencies to ensure that anyone caught is prosecuted,’’ he said.

In his own remarks, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General. Tukur Buratai, disclosed that the operation was a training exercise aimed at enhancing internal security operations by the Army.

The COAS, who was represented by Maj. Gen. Emmanuel Kabuk, the General Officer Commanding 82 Division, Enugu, said that the operation was a training exercise to help soldiers of 13 Brigade horn their military capabilities.

According to him, the exercise was designed to include riverine and land operations with a view to monitoring the creeks by tackling kidnapping of personalities, militancy and curbing the menace of armed robbery.

"This exercise has been designed to enable officers and soldiers of 13 Brigade to show their proficiency in internal security.

"The land operation will be conducted to check armed robbery, communal clashes, stop and search of vehicles among others.

"The riverine operation will equally help us to check the activities of militancy and kidnapping of personalities across the creeks.

"In addition to the exercise, we will also carry out medical outreach in host communities and schools.

"As we do this, it will also help us to maintain peace and order and create a conducive environment as we approach the 2019 general elections,’’ he said.

He urged the soldiers to deal with criminals based on the rules of engagement.

The Commander of 13 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Calabar, Brig.-Gen. Charles Okulide, disclosed that 800 security personnel drawn from the Army, Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence and Immigration would be participating in the one month exercise.

Back to Daura is a collective responsibility of all well meaning Nigerians

Soldier without rank. Dem for dash am one star at least.

Ayade

Clown... see as he want swag like real soldier, I never see Buhari wey be real General self with that stick,notwithstanding he will go back to Daura after the elections

seunmsg:
Soldier without rank. Dem for dash am one star at least.

governor wey no fit command policemen for him state wan get one star

This governor wey be professor just use English dey deceive em state people.
Eg. That his Budget of Kinetic Crystallization Abi wetin sef

This governor too like puuna.
A notorious and perpetual womanizer.

All the posters above me

jl

See as he be like kukute.

The man look like professor wey wan drive caterpillar In short I stand with ATIKU

VOTE BUHARI 2019

He looks stupid in the pics.

Launching everywhere...

Which one Dem don launch for bornu, sambisa, plateau, benue and other terrorist zone?

Abi na the missiles when Lai M.... wan launch....?

Coming to practice some drama with your people...
And kill dog for dem zombies too, after their crocodile don smile finish...

Eboski:
Ayade

Noisy non-performing Midget

Gallantry.

Thunder faya Buhari

Let's devolve powers. The President is too powerful.

Operation Croc bite him.Ipob aka valueless ,Wild pigs nor go forget PYTHONS DANCE

BIAFRONIGERIAN:
Back to Daura is a collective responsibility of all well meaning Nigerians

5 naira per post crew

Zoharariel:
See as he be like kukute.

kukute otondo

seunmsg:
Soldier without rank. Dem for dash am one star at least.

Make him buy recruit form first

BIAFRONIGERIAN:
Back to Daura is a collective responsibility of all well meaning Nigerians

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All this noise will end in 4 months time

See them.