The Chief of Army Staff,
Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has stated that the country is faced
with numerous threats and gave reasons for the military operations of
Crocodile and Python dances.
Buratai said this yesterday, while
delivering his address during executive session of the 13th All Editors’
National Conference 2017, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The Army Chief, who was represented by
the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port
Harcourt, Major-General Enobong Udoh, disclosed that the Nigerian
Army decided to embark on Operations Python Dance 11 and Crocodile Smile
11 in the South-East and South-South geopolitical zones of the country,
in order to tackle rising challenges of militancy, kidnapping and
pipeline vandalism.
He further stated that the ongoing
Operation Mesa in states in the North and the Middle Belt, was aimed at
tackling challenges of cattle rustling, herdsmen-farmers clashes and
kidnapping.
Buratai said the exercises were aimed at
focusing the personnel to relative professional scenarios as against
stimulated training sessions.
He noted: “Our country is faced with a
plethora of threats ranging from Boko Haram insurgency in the North East
with several others, such as armed banditry, cattle rustling, armed
robbery, sea robbery and piracy, militancy, cultism and cult-related
violence, kidnapping and hostage-taking, pipeline vandalism, Illegal oil
bunkering and crude oil theft, Illegal refining of petroleum,
herdsmen-farmers clashes, activities of IPOB and other separatist
groups.”
Meanwhile, President of the Senate,
Senator Bukola Saraki, has said that a total of 259 bills have so far
been presented to the Eighth Senate.
Saraki disclosed this in his
presentation, saying that out of the number, 147 have been read for the
third time and passed into law.
The Senate President, who was represented
by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media, Senator Sabi Abdullahi,
said a total of 143 bills have passed through the second reading, while
11 others were harmonised and 14 rejected.
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