Aba- Officers and men of 144 Battalion at Ukwa West, under the 14 Brigade Army headquarters in Ohafia Local Government of Abia State, will today meet in Aba, the state’s commercial hub, for a weeklong operation,: Show of Force.
The operation, it was learnt, would start from Ngwa High School Forward Operation Base (FOB) through Aba-Owerri Expressway and major roads as well as strategic locations in the city.
It was also learnt the operation will hold throughout the Yuletide.
Commander of 144 Battalion, Lt.-Col. Umar Kasim Sidi, said Show of Force would show off the nation’s military strength and ensure residents, visitors and business owners in Aba enjoy a crime-free Yuletide.
Sidi said officers expected to participate in the operation were drawn from various formations under the battalion.
The commander said the operation was part of strategies to be ahead of hoodlums in Aba and its environs.
He said the battalion would carry out a spontaneous stop-and-search on some strategic locations in the commercial city.
Sidi urged commuters and commercial motorists to cooperate with his men during the operation.
