Avengers Dismiss Army's 'Operation Crocodile Smile', Say Exercise, A Failure

The Niger Delta Avengers has given reasons for the deaths of personnel of the Nigeria Army who lost their lives in the ‘Operation Crocodile Smile’ in parts of the Niger Delta, saying that the Army was ill-equipped, inept, and the exercise, a complete failure.
The Avengers further accused the Army of harassing old men, women, children and innocent youth in the region under the guise of hunting for militants.
In a series of tweets, embedded with disturbing pictures, the Avengers’ spokesperson, Mudoch Agbinibo, said in his handle @AgbiniboND said: “The High Command of the Niger Delta Avengers presents to you the soldiers of the ‘Operation Crocodile Smile’, They are scared to death because they can’t swim, so, they drown all the time. Federal Government is just killing innocent Nigeria soldiers.”
In another picture tweet showing four armed soldiers with a paddler in a wooden boat, the group said: “With the millions put into the ‘Operation Crocodile Smile’ exercise, see the dead boats given to them to fight militants.
“The only thing the soldiers are good at is harassment of old men, women and innocent youth of the Niger Delta,” the tweet noted.
The tweets, designed apparently to ridicule the military operation in the region, did not however, convey any indication that the group, which had announced ceasefire against further attacks on oil and gas assets in the region, would return to the trenches soon.
It also did not say anything about the ongoing negotiation with the Federal Government, facilitated by the Chief Edwin Clark-led Ijaw leaders.