The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, has inaugurated three new security exercises nationwide.
In a statement on Sunday, the spokesman of the Army, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, had disclosed that the operations, named “Golden Dawn”, “Enduring Peace” and “Still Water”, would be unveiled on Monday.
Nwachukwu said this was to effectively check all forms of criminality and allow for free movement of persons as the Yuletide and end-of-year activities approached.
The exercises were launched at Ovie-Emene, Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State.
The army spokesman said the exercises were Field Training Exercises (FTEs) routinely conducted yearly by the army.
He said, “The FTEs will equally provide a platform to sharpen the skills of participating troops on the conduct of Internal Security Operations.
“The exercises will run concurrently at 2, 6, 81 and 82 Divisions Areas of Responsibilities (AOR) in the Southwest, South-South and Southeast regions, respectively.
“They’ll also be conducted at Headquarters Command Army Records, 401 Special Forces Brigade and Guards Brigade Areas of Responsibilities in the North-Central states of Kogi, Benue and the FCT, respectively.’’
