Biafra: Military Re-Launches Operation Python Dance In South East

**Code-named Operation ‘Egwu Eke II’

The Nigerian Military, on Friday, announced the launch of Operation Python Dance II (Egwu Eke II) in the South East.

This is coming about one year after the Army launched the Operation Python Dance I (Egwu Eke I) in the region.

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The military, in a statement by its Chief of Training and Operations, Major General David Ahmadu, recalled that the Operation Python Dance I held between November 27 and December 27, 2016.

Ahmadu said the first phase helped in curbing kidnappings and other crimes in the region.

The Army general said the re-launch of the exercise would equally help in checking “violent agitations by secessionist groups”, assassinations, kidnappings and other crimes in the South East.

He said the first phase of the exercise, “yielded tremendous results and law abiding citizens celebrated 2016 Christmas in safer environment than what it used to be.

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“Building on this achievements, exercise Egwu eke II has become more expedient due to spate of assassinations, even in religious places, attacks on security personnel and theft of weapons, kidnapping, armed banditry, violent agitations by secessionist groups, among other crimes that have recently bedevilled the region.

“The need for troops to be refreshed and imbibe the requisite skills, to cope with these emerging security challenges within the 82 Division area of responsibility in aid of civil authority necessitated this exercise.

“During the operation, emphasis will be placed on raids, cordon and search, anti-kidnapping drills, road blocks, check points, patrols, humanitarian relief activities such as medical outreach and show of force to curb the rising threats to national security in the south eastern part of the country,’’ Mr. Ahmadu said.

The Major General further said the “exercise Egwu Eke II has been conceptualised to transit into real time operations, thereby fulfilling both training and operational objectives of sharpening operation skills of personnel, as well as provide avenue to conduct operations against violent criminals and agitators, when called upon.’’

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