Army To Launch Three Operations To Forestall Yuletide Criminalities

• Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, Army Public Relations Director, stated that the North West and North East are currently occupied with Operation Hadin Kai and Operation Hadarin Daji.
• Nwachukwu added that the exercise will also help to curb economic sabotage, protect national assets and ensure a stable environment for economic growth.

In order to prevent an increase in attacks and criminal activity during the next holiday season, the Nigerian Army has announced plans to conduct three training exercises around the nation.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, will publicly commence the drills with the codenames “GOLDEN DAWN III” in the Southeast, “ENDURING PEACE III” in the North Central, and “STILL WATERS III” in the South-South and South-West zones of the nation at a later time.

The exercises are intended to enhance both individual and group professional competence, according to Army spokesman Onyema Nwachukwu, who made the announcement at a press conference in Abuja on Friday. He also said they would integrate into real-time operations to address various unique security challenges in the geo-political zones.

Nwachukwu, a Brigadier-General in the army, explained that the exercise GOLDEN DAWN III, taking place in the South East, is aimed at tackling security challenges such as armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism, communal clashes and sundry crimes “which usually become more pronounced in the build-up to the Yuletide, when many citizens return home to celebrate.”

He said the exercise will focus on enhancing the capabilities of troops in intelligence gathering and effective, proactive response to criminalities.

“With the exercise, we aim to improve the security in the South East and ensure safety of the populace during the period that will culminate in the yuletide. The exercise will also focus on securing critical infrastructures,” he said.

Nwachukwu added that the exercise will also help to curb economic sabotage, protect national assets and ensure a stable environment for economic growth.