By Musa Ubandawaki (Sokoto State Correspondent)
The Nigerian Army is set to start its annual Exercise CROCODILE SMILE traditionally conducted in the last quarter of every year.
This year's Exercise Crocodiles smile VI is scheduled to commence from 20th October to 31st December 2020.
According to a press statement signed by Acting Director Army Public Relations Colonel Sagir Musa and made available to journalists the exercise is intended to be all encompassing to include cyber warfare exercises.
The statement further explained that the exercise is designed to identify, track the counter negative propaganda in the social media and across the cyberspace.
"This is the first ever Cyberwarfare exercise to be conducted in the history of the African Armed Forces." Says the statement.
The exercise would 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 country.
The Nigerian Army, once again, reassures well meaning Nigerians of its commitment to the sustenance of peace and security in Nigeria and solicited for the support and understanding of members of the public throughout the period of the exercise. NNL.
