Army Urges Calm In South-East, Cross River Over Troops Movement

TheNigerian Army has urged South-East and Cross River state residents not to panicover massive movement of troops, military vehicles and weapons as it holds aweek-long military exercise. TheDeputy Director, Army Public Relations 82 Division, Colonel Aliyu Yusuf, madethe appeal in a statement issued to the Newsmen on Saturday in Enugu. Yusufsaid that “the exercise is the 2019 Combat Proficiency Competition forFormations under the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army. TheDeputy Director said that all activities for the exercise would take placewithin Enugu except the shooting competition to be held at 34 Artillery BrigadeRange in Owerri. He noted that the exercise would necessitate movement of military vehicles, weapons and contingents for the exercise from the different Brigades to Headquarters 82 Division in Enugu and subsequently, to and fro 34 Artillery Brigade Shooting Range in Owerri.