The Nigerian Army on Saturday stated no fewer than 399 suspects were arrested for various offences during the Exercise Crocodile Smile 2 in Lagos and Ogun states.
The 35 Artillery Brigade Commander, Brig. Gen. Bassey Adonkie, disclosed this at the closing ceremony of the Crocodile Smile 2 held at 192 Battalion, Ajilete, Ogun State.
He stated the Crocodile Smile 2 was aimed at flushing out pipeline vandals, kidnappers, and miscreants.
“The exercise led to the arrest of suspects including armed robbers and kidnappers.
“So far, a total of 399 suspects were arrested for different offences across as the South-West region and handed over to various security agencies concerned.
“In addition, 20 assorted arms were recovered, while illicit drugs were also recovered and handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,” an online media quoted him to have stated.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, who was represented by the Chief of Training and Operations, Maj. Gen. David Ahmadu, on the occasion, stated the exercise leveraged on the gains of the Crocodile Smile 1.