ENUGU— THE 82 Division of the Nigerian Army said it would conduct a special monthly route march in Enugu metropolis, with other sister agencies in readiness of the Exercise Atilogwu Udo 1.
The route march, according to the Deputy Director Public Relations, 82 Division, Colonel Aliyu Yusuf, will commence on November 1 by 5:30am at 82 Division Dragon Sports Complex.
The Division said: “In addition to serving as the usual monthly exercise, the route march will kick start EXERCISE ATILOGWU UDO I which has been scheduled to take effect from 1st November – 23rd December 2019. During the route march, there will be the usual movement of the Military, the Police and personnel of other security agencies from Abakpa Cantonment through some selected parts of Enugu metropolis.”
It added that the special route march was part of routine military exercise aimed at “sensitizing and displaying to the general public the readiness and determination of security agencies to continue to synergize and collaborate in order to achieve maximum successes in executing military/paramilitary Operations and Exercises; particularly the oncoming EXERCISE ATILOGWU UDO I.”
Urging members of the public not to panic and go about their normal daily activities without fear, the Division maintained that the route march is also a medium of galvanizing civil and media support.
