Operation Python Dance: Army will abide by rules of engagement – Buratai

The Chief of Army staff, Gen. Tukur Buratai, said on Monday the army would abide by the rules of engagement in carrying out the Exercise ...

The Chief of Army staff, Gen. Tukur Buratai, said on Monday the army would abide by the rules of engagement in carrying out the Exercise Egwu Eke II which kicked off last Saturday in the South East.
Buratai stated this when he visited the Chairman of South East Governors’ Forum, David Umahi, in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.

He said the exercise is aimed at improving the security situation in the zone which is very strategic to the security of the country.
According to him, the exercise will help to bring about the much needed peace and security and trains the military in basic internal security.
“They army has taken into cognizance the security of the people in deployment of its personnel for the operation,” the COAS stated.
He said the army would work with other security outfits in the region in carrying out the operation.
“The army is very sensitive to the cultural norms of the people and will abide by all the rules of engagement and code of conduct that had been laid down which is quite in tandem with the Constitution,” Buratai added.
 The Nation