 The Nigerian Army will begin operation still water next week as part of efforts to tackle insecurity in the southwestern states. The commander, 35 artillery brigade, Alamala Barracks, Abiyakuta Brigadier General Mohamed Aminu, disclosed this after an interagency routine 10 kilometer walk in Abiyakuta Ogun State. Aminu explained that it is operation throughout the country aimed towards the ember months to tackle security challenges that come towards this period. The commander explained that a walk organized by the Nigerian Army and other security paramilitary agencies was important for the military to keep fit. The exercise runs till January. I am very confident that the exercise still waters will assist greatly in flushing our criminal elements within the markets of the division area of responsibility from their leader to give the populace the desired peace and tranquility required for social economic development to thrive. We have recently observed how economic activities are sometimes negatively impacted by activities of some criminal elements who harass, maim and kid people unnecessarily. Some even engage themselves in kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism and all sorts of violent criminalities. The majority of these exercises are usually conducted annually in the last quarter as part of the Nigerian Army's efforts to, together with its sister services, support the civil authorities in managing the spike in criminal activities often associated with year end activities. I wish to bring to your awareness that in order to achieve maximum effects across the country, the Nigerian Army would again simultaneously conduct two other exercises with exercise still water tree this year. These exercises are exercise and journey peace tree in the north central states of Gateway, Nassarawa states as well as the Federal Capital Territory and exercise building on two in the southeast zone.