The Nigerian Army says it is set to start its annual Exercise CROCODILE SMILE which, it said, is traditionally conducted in the last quarter of the year.
A release signed by the
Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa, said this year’s Exercise CROCODILE SMILE V1, is scheduled to commence from the 20th of October to the 31st of December, 2020.
The release explained that the Exercise is deliberately intended to be all encompassing to include cyber warfare exercises designed to identify, track and counter negative propaganda in the social media and across the cyberspace.
Colonel Musa added that this is the first ever Cyberwarfare exercise to be conducted in the history of the African Armed Forces.
He further disclosed that accordingly, the exercise will also include positive identification component aimed at identifying Boko Haram terrorists fleeing from the North East and other parts of the country as a result of the ongoing operations in the various theatres of operations especially in the Northeast, North Central and North Western parts of Nigeria.
The release said the Nigerian Army, once again, reassured all well meaning Nigerians of its commitment to the sustenance of peace and security in Nigeria and urged members of the public for their support and understanding throughout the period of the exercise.
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