Crocodile Smile Not Meant For #ENDSARS Protesters - Army

The acting director of Army Public Relations, Sagir Musa has revealed that the Operation Crocodile Smile exercise is not targeted at the #ENDSARS protesters.

Making this announcement in a statement on Sunday, Sagir debunked the popular notion that the Crocodile Smile exercise was meant to deal with the protesters.

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According to the Army PR director, the operation will address cyber warfare and insurgency in the country, with special attention paid to the North-Eastern region where Boko Haram Insurgents have been frequently launching attacks.

“The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to some social media stuff wrongfully condemning the Army and its Leadership over the announcement of Exercise Crocodile Smile VI particularly the Cyber Warfare Component of the Exercise.

“This year’s Exercise Crocodile Smile is scheduled to commence from the 20th of October to the 31st of December 2020 has no relationship with any lawful protest under any guise whatsoever.

“For the records, Exercise Crocodile Smile is a yearly exercise in the NA Calendar/Forecast of Events which traditionally holds from October to December of each year.

“Thus, to now insinuate that it is an exercise meant to stifle the ongoing #EndSARS protest is to say the least highly misinformed. Exercise Crocodile Smile VI has nothing to do with the ongoing protest and the NA has never been involved in the ongoing protest in any form whatsoever. So far, the army has acted professionally since the civil protest started over two weeks ago.

“The army hereby enjoins all law-abiding Nigerians to go about their lawful activities unhindered as the Exercise has nothing to do with #EndSARS protest, but a yearly event set out to train NA officers and soldiers in its efforts to ensuring safety and security of Nigeria and her citizens,” the statement read in part.