The Nigerian Army has said that the military exercise captioned Operation Crocodile Smile is specially designed for the challenges in the South West even as pan Yoruba groups kick against the operation.

Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Sani Usman said the exercise was not targeted at Nigerians based on ethnicity but due to a need to further secure the country.

Usman said, “Let me tell you. I made reference to Operation Crocodile Smile, because there is so much mischief and misinformation in respect of Exercise Egwu Eke II. What we are saying is that the exercise is not targeted at any particular ethnic group or a group of persons.

“The army needs to train because in the event of being called upon by the civic authorities, we will know what to do. So, we are looking at large-scale security challenges and we train on those aspects. Last year, we had all these exercises based on the challenges at that time.“But this year, there are issues associated with criminalities such as Badoo and other cult-related activities. The problems associated with the North-West are different from the South-South or the South-East or a combination of both. The whole idea is that these exercises are routine and some people only blow things out of proportion. But we mean well and we just want to train our troops to be more professional.”


In a telephone interview with Punch, Afenifere spokesman, Yinka Odumakin condemned the initiative.

He said, “There is no basis for it (troops deployment), there is peace in the South-West and calm in the South-South as of now except there are fifth columnists within the administration who just want to provoke crisis where there is none.

“If they say they are looking for kidnappers, even in the South-West, where they say they want to deploy troops, it was the police that arrested the notorious kidnapper, Evans. They arrested him without firing shots or carrying out any major operation, they simply used intelligence and arrested him.

“If there should be any crime that the military want to curb, it is the police that should do it. There is no need for any Operation Python Dance, they should go and dance in the North-East where Boko Haram killed an Imam and others in Borno a few days ago,” Afenifere admonished.

http://www.herald.ng/crocodile-smile-is-tailor-made-for-south-west-army/

Useless government. What is the crisis in southwest to have waranted their dictatorial smile?

Mtcheeewwww
I thought it was goin 2 be Crocodile Twerk after Python Dance

The govt is clearly leaning toward full tyranny but it will be well and shall be a lesson to help Nigerians vote better next time

ShobayoEmma:
Useless government. What is the crisis in southwest to have waranted their dictatorial smile?

Bros, you dey fear?

Dem never even come u don shit your pants.

They want to kill Yorubas who support Restructuring.


Odumakin Afenifere Fayose FFK and OPC should be very careful so that they don't assassinate them as they almost did to Kanu.


Hausa Fulani people are hell bent on maintaining the Status quo

with the way they are going. the army will soon lost the last respect they had

senseless set of people this is an autocratic government and not a democratic one

i dont have anytin to say self.le me go an forcast 2.5 jawe.

eiya other part of Nigeria should emulate south-west embrace peace and fight for just cause in the right and perfect way. Let all Nigerian stop being gullible your future is worth fighting for and that alone is a just cause. Just yesterday Alex Ekueme daughter's was chosen as Deputy gov aspirant in hmmmm Nigerian Youth shine ya eye so that in 2030 we won't be fighting another Bukola Saraki Jr or Obj Jr_Jr etc a word for the wise

South west is different, if that is done, we wont fire a gun powder to crash PMBs government. Southwest is the father of propaganda and media framing, i hope they advice the sherrif that even Abacha go with it

In 2015 we talked about buhari being a dictator but we were called names, I hope they will learn in 2019.

It is now obvious that we are in disguise military era