Nigerian Army ends operation python dance in Southeast
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The Nigerian Army has declared that it has ended it’s operation in the Southeast.
General
Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division Nigerian Army, Major General
Adamu Baba Abubakar, speaking on behalf of the Chief of Army Staff.
Lieutenant General TY Buratai formally declare the end of Exercise EGWU
EKE 11.
The ceremony took place Saturday night in Sector 1 Tactical Headquarters at Umuahia, Abia State,
with the traditional activation of camp fire to formally signify the successful completion of the exercise.
This was made public via a statement on Sunday by Colonel Sagir Musa, Deputy Director Public Relations 82 Division.
The
statement said General Abubakar commended all the officers, soldiers
and personnel of paramilitary organizations that collaborated,
synergized and worked commendably throughout the one month period
for the exercise.
He noted that, the achievements recorded in
the areas of attainment of the mission specific training objectives,
improvement in peace and security, curtailing the menace of violent
irredentist groups in the theatre of the exercise is remarkable”.
Representative
of the Abia State governor, Engr Emmanuel Nwabuko expressed
appreciation of the government and people of the State for the numerous
achievements of Exercise EGWU EKE 11 in terms of improvement of peace,
security and stability of the State.
He traced the collaborative
relationship with the Nigerian Army to 2010-2011 ”when kidnappers,
armed robbers and other hoodlums paralyzed economic and social
activities in the State”.
“It was the army that rescued us. So,
we are ready to always leverage on this relationship whenever the need
arises,” Nwabuko said.
In attendance were representative of
the Chief of Training and Operations Army Headquarters, Brigadier
General Ndalolo, Defence Headquarters Observer Team led by Commodore
Shammah, Security Adviser to Abia State Governor, Captain (rtd) Idonsi
Awa and the Commanders of 14 and 34 Brigades, Brigadier Generals AK
Ibrahim and IH Bature.
Others were the Commanders of 44 Engineer
Brigade, 82 Division Garrison, and Supply and Transport Brigadier
Generals – Mark Mamman, LA Adegboye and EA Anaryu respectively.
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