The Nigerian Army has launched ‘Exercise Still Waters 3′ at Ikang in Bakassi Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River state in South South Nigeria to tackle criminal activities in the area.
Flagging-off the ceremony, the Commander, 13 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Brigadier Gen. E.I. Okoro said that the exercise was part of Nigerian Army’s schedule of activities for the nation in the year 2023 as the exercise would help the Army bring down the incidence of kidnapping, sea piracy, and other forms of criminality taking place along the state’s maritime.
General Okoro stressed that it was based on the concept of field exercise aimed at enhancing troops’ level of professionalism and preparedness, which will eventually deal decisively with contemporary security threats.
He further said that the exercise will rebrand and conduct operations in both land and maritime domains that are volatile, unpredictable, and ambiquous in real time.
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IGBERE TV had reported that two crew members have died from the exchange of gunfire between separatist militants Black Marine and the Cameroonian Military unit of the Rapid d’intervention Battalions (BIR) in Idabato subdivision of Bakassi Peninsula.
The incidence which happened at 1pm on Monday left two separatist injured and five BIR members in critical condition.
Black Marine, a dreaded militant group linked to the Biafra Nations League, BnL, opened fire on the BIR in an attempt to intercept an oil vessel they were accompanying to the maritime border where Nigeria and Cameroon drills their oil.
Eye witness account that the militant group drove with two speed boats and first opened fire on the military, forcing the BIR to retaliate.
The Biafra Nations League, BnL, whose operational base is in Bakassi Peninsula and Cameroonian have been have been battling for control of the region since it’s warning asking external forces including Nigeria and Cameroon to stay clear from the territory.
