Security
GOLDEN DAWN; GOVERNOR UZODINMA FLAGS-OFF EXERCISE GOLDEN DAWN IN IMO STATE
Senator Hope Uzodinma, Governor of Imo State, has urged Nigerian Army personnel to target criminal groups in the state and bring them to justice.
Governor Uzodinma made the remarks while flagging off Exercise GOLDEN DAWN on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at the 34 Artillery Brigade Forward Operation Base in Orlu, Imo State.
The Governor noted that the Army, sister services and other security agencies must continue to consolidate on the gains so far made in curbing the activities of criminals who are hell bent on causing pain and hardship on the people adding that exercises such as this will greatly destabilize and bring to a halt the activities of hoodlums, kidnappers, cultists among other criminal elements.
He assured that the state will continue to support the Army, sister services, and all other security agencies working to keep Imo peaceful.
See also EXERCISE GOLDEN DAWN; ARMY DONATES FREE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS IN ABIA STATE
He praised the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya, the Commander of the 34th Artillery Brigade, and his officers and soldiers for their efforts in securing Imo’s calm.
Earlier in his welcome address, Brigadier General Raymond Utsaha, Commander 34 Artillery Brigade, explained that EXERCISE GOLDEN DAWN is a Nigerian Army exercise aimed at implementing measures to curb the activities of criminal elements during and after the Yuletide season to ensure public safety and the continuity of socio-economic activities.
The exercise is also geared towards consolidating the ongoing operations against the proscribed terrorist groups within Imo State in particular and South East in general.
