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Military Operations going on in the Six Nigerian Geopolitical Zones

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7 years ago

September 13, 2017

OPERATION PYTHON DANCE: Military campaign operations are ongoing in six geo-political zones, so don’t get emotional over a Python dancing.

NORTH EAST :- Operation Gama Aiki which is a multi-national operation with troops from the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) member states. This together with Operation Crackdown is an operation within operation aimed to mop up Boko Terrorists in the North East.”

NORTH CENTRAL :- has Operation Safe Haven stationed in Plateau State with area of operation extending to Benue, Kogi, Nasarawa and Kwara States to quell ethno-religious conflicts and other criminal activities.

NORTH WEST :- Operation Sara Daji and Operation Harbin Kunama ( Scorpion) in the North West, established to battle the criminal activities of armed bandits, cattle rustlers and robbers operating particularly in Zamfara, Kaduna and fringes of Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina and Kano states.

SOUTH SOUTH :- the Navy has a major operation codenamed Operation Delta Safe which was formerly Operation Pulo Shield. While Nigerian Army’s Operation Crocodile Smile, and Navy’s Operation Tsera Teku. These operations are all aimed at crushing the resurgent Niger Delta militancy and other acts of criminality like oil theft, vandalism, and bunkering in the region.

SOUTH WEST:- , there is Operation Awase with a mandate to contain the criminal operations around Ogun-Lagos axis, particularly in Arepo where illegal oil bunkering and pipeline vandalism are regular occurrences.

SOUTH EAST :- Operation Iron Fence to combat armed robbers, hooligans and kidnappers. Then a new Operation Python Dance to sustain the previous operation.

Finally, Operation Mesa ( LION) , which is a Joint Task Force (JTF) operation against all forms of criminal activities in all the states of the federation.

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