The Military exercise "Operation Crocodile Smile", has come to an end in the Niger Delta region.speaking at the conclusion in Brass town in Bayesa,Minister of Defence Brig- Gen Dan Ali said the exercise was aimed at enhancing operational effectiveness in the creeks and also to defend the territory and secure the area.
Ali said that the idea was to stimulate the troops in a drill to see how effective they can be in carrying out their operations.
“We have the capacity, the expertise and the manpower to defend this area, the people and oil facilities. It is not to harass, intimidate or threaten the community but to protect them from miscreants and oil thieves,” the Minister said.
“We made the people to understand that the troops are here for them, so we built trust and confidence in the residents and allayed their fears. We cannot allow some criminal elements to continue to operate along the waterways killing innocent people who are busy going about their legitimate businesses. We want to make the waterways safe,” he said.Operation Crocodile Smile was to checkmate the activities of militant groups, pipeline vandals, illegal bunkerers, among other maritime crimes. he added
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