Nigerian troops are currently in the Niger Delta region training against the restiveness in the region that has produced several militant groups.
Here are photographs of troops training in preparation for exercise 'Crocodile Smile' which was introduced during the height of the Niger Delta militancy experienced this year.
The drill, code-named ‘Exercise Crocodile Smile’, which was launched last month - is aimed at training Special Forces and other units of the Nigerian Army in Amphibious and Internal Security Operations in riverine environment and also check criminal activities like kidnapping, militancy, piracy and other forms of criminal activities in support of the civil authority.
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