The Chief of Army staff, Lt. General Faruk Yahaya has flagged off Exercise Golden Dawn military operation for the South East region of Nigeria.
The COAS also launched operation ‘Still Water for states within the coastal areas of the South South and South West regions as well as exercise Enduring Peace for North Central and FCT.
The military exercises aimed at curbing the rising cases of insecurity across the Southern regions, North Central and FCT.
The Chief of Army Staff said the operations were specifically designed to, among other things, curb Insurgency, Kidnapping, armed robbery, anti-cult clashes and recent banditry in the south East that has resulted to killings and burning of government facilitates in the zone.