The
Nigerian Army on Saturday said no fewer than 399 suspects were arrested for
various offences during the Exercise Crocodile Smile 2 in Lagos and Ogun
states.
The
35 Artillery Brigade Commander, Brig. Gen. Bassey Adonkie, disclosed this at
the closing ceremony of the Crocodile Smile 2 held at 192 Battalion, Ajilete,
Ogun State.
He
said the Crocodile Smile 2 was aimed at flushing out pipeline vandals,
kidnappers, and miscreants.
“The
exercise led to the arrest of suspects including armed robbers and kidnappers.
“So
far, a total of 399 suspects were arrested for different offences across as the
South-West region and handed over to various security agencies concerned.
“In
addition, 20 assorted arms were recovered, while illicit drugs were also
recovered and handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,”
the News Agency of Nigeria quoted him to have said.
The
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, who was represented by the Chief
of Training and Operations, Maj. Gen. David Ahmadu, on the occasion, said the
exercise leveraged on the gains of the Crocodile Smile 1.
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