The Nigerian Army Saturday formally ended its controversial invasion and occupation of the South-East geopolitical zone.
In his remarks at a closing ceremony Saturday, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division Nigerian Army Major General Adamu Baba Abubakar who represented the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General TY Buratai,  formally declared over.

 Col.Sagir  Musa, Deputy  Director, Public Relations, 82 Div further  explained that the closing  ceremony took place in Sector 1 Tactical Headquarters at  Umuahia, Abia State with the traditional activation of camp fire to formally signify the successful completion of the Exercise. 

 General Abubakar commended all the officers, soldiers and personnel of paramilitary organizations that collaborated and synergized, worked tirelessly and commendably throughout the one month period for the Exercise. 

 He remarked further that the collaborative relationship with the Nigerian Army can be traced  to the time when in 2010 - 2011 kidnappers, armed robbers and other hoodlums paralyzed economic and social activities in the State, it was the army that rescued us. So, we are ready to always leverage on this relationship whenever the need arise. 

 In attendance Were the representative of the Chief of Training and Operations Army Headquarters, Brigadier General Ndalolo, Defence Headquarters Observer Team led by Commodore Shammah, the Security Adviser to Abia State Governor, Captain (rtd) Idonsi Awa and the Commanders of 14 and 34 Brigades Brigadier Generals AK Ibrahim and IH Bature. Others were the Commanders of 44 Engineer Brigade, 82 Division Garrison, and Supply and Transport Brigadier Generals Mark Mamman, LA Adegboye and EA Anaryu respectively.