“Having observed the high rate of accidents due to drivers’ carelessness and recklessness, the need for the course to train our soldiers became necessary.”
Mr Ekeocha advised communities living in and around the cantonment not to panic on hearing the sounds of gunfire during the period.
“The event is an annual exercise organised to upscale the proficiency of troops in the use of weapons.”
He also encouraged them to remain calm and committed in the discharge of their duties.
The army said the criminal gang “is known for terrorising the locals, kidnapping, killing and burying their victims, who do not do their biddings in shallow graves.”
The army said the gunmen were killed while trying to enforce IPOB’s sit-at-home order by shooting sporadically.
The spokesperson said Radio Biafra London had been peddling malicious disinformation and falsehood on social media.
The Commander of Sector 2 Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai, wants Boko Haram eliminated.
The centre would serve as a command post, situation room, and operational briefing center for the army.
The terrorists met their waterloo on Saturday, after the army routed them in a failed incursion at a village in Borno.
