According to a statement issued by the Deputy Director Army Public Relations of the 6 Division, Colonel AMINU ILIYAS, the exercise is meant to assess the physical fitness and endurance of troops for effective manpower development of the personnel.
To this end, residents and commuters within Port Harcourt metropolis would witness large body of troops involved in the exercise between 6AM and 9AM along Ikwerre Road, Rumuigbo Round About, NTA Road, East-West Road, Rumuokoro and the Port Harcourt Barracks.
The Army encouraged the general public not to panic as the exercise is a routine monthly event in the Nigerian Army.
