The Nigerian army has stated that
there is no evidence that people were killed in the Southeast during the
Operation Python Dance II.
It said reports that its
personnel murdered members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, were just
hearsays.
Speaking with Punch, Deputy
Director, Army Public Relations, 82 Division , Colonel Sagir Musa, said the
operation will continue next year as Operation Python Dance III.
According to him, “People were
said to have been killed but these are hearsays, these are claims, these are
assertions, these are rumours, with no evidence.
“Can you show me the dead bodies?
And can you tell me who is responsible? Certainly you cannot do that. So I
think the best option is to go to another question that we can verify.
“Let ’s be specific and direct,
when we showed our presence in Abia State, the same way we have shown our
presence in other states in the southeastern part of Nigeria, namely in Enugu,
Anambra, Ebonyi and Imo states, we were not quelling any riot because there was
no riot at that time to quell.
“What we were doing, and we made
it sufficiently clear, was an exercise. A Nigerian Army exercise! It is
routine, it is normal. We had it last year, and because it is a scheduled
annual training exercise, we are having it this year, and next year, by the
special grace of the Almighty; we will still conduct the exercise , Egwu Eke
III (Python Dance III). Now we are on Egwu Eke II (Python Dance II ). So it is
not something new.
“Well, without being immodest,
not only me, even you asking that question, you are satisfied . If you go to
the police headquarters in all the states that Python Dance II is taking place,
they will tell you that crime rate in the last few days has gone down.
“Even the Federal Road Safety
Corps will tell you that accident statistics have gone down to a reasonable
standard in the last few days.
“And I am telling you that in
terms of agility, preparation, physical fitness, alertness and training
objectives, I think we are gradually getting there. It is being achieved.
“So the obvious benefits are
there.”
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