The Nigerian Army has announced the commencement of its annual Exercise CROCODILE SMILE, which is traditionally conducted in the last quarter of the year.
The announcement of the commencement of the Exercise was contained in a statement by the spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Colonel Sagir Musa, on Saturday.
Musa said this year’s Exercise CROCODILE SMILE V1 is scheduled to hold from October 20, 2020 to December 31, 2020.
He said: “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.
“This is the first ever Cyberwarfare exercise to be conducted in the history of the African Armed Forces.
“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 Nigerian Army, once again, reassures all well meaning Nigerians of its commitment to the sustenance of peace and security in Nigeria and urges members of the public for their support and understanding throughout the period of the exercise.”
