ENUGU — The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya on Monday flagged off exercise Golden Dawn in Ovie-Emene, Enugu East Local Government Area, Enugu State.
The operation Golden Dawn which was flagged off alongside two other nationwide exercises-Enduring Peace and Still Water are Field Training Exercises, FTEs, conducted yearly by the Nigerian Army (NA), geared towards the sharpening of the skills of participating troops on the conduct of Internal Security Operations and designed to effectively check all forms of criminality and allow for free movement of persons during the Yuletide.
The COAS also called on the general public not to panic on sighting the movement of troops and equipment but continue to support the NA and other security agencies with credible information on the activities of criminals in their vicinity; Nigerians are encouraged to take ownership of the exercise for a seamless celebration during the yuletide.
In a statement signed by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director Army Public Relations states, “Expectedly, troops will be taken through operational rigors to effectively respond to security challenges, ranging from kidnapping, banditry, thuggery, brigandage, armed robbery, cultism, communal crisis, violent secessionist agitations, farmers-herders clashes, and insurgency, amongst other sundry crimes. This will be complemented by robust Civil-Military relations activities in identified communities in the envisaged Areas of Responsibilities, AORs.”
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