{"id":106818,"date":"2023-08-06T19:35:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T18:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=106818"},"modified":"2023-08-06T19:35:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T18:35:34","slug":"dont-panic-over-troops-movement-gunshots-army-calms-sokoto-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/dont-panic-over-troops-movement-gunshots-army-calms-sokoto-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t panic over troops movement, gunshots, Army calms Sokoto residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Army authorities in Sokoto State have asked residents not to panic at the sounds of gunshots or troops movement, as the 8 Division Nigerian Army, Sokoto, will commence inter-Brigade Range Classification Competition.<\/p>\n<p>They said the exercise was for Warrant officers and senior non-commission officers (SNCOs) at Tankwale village shooting range Sokoto, Tuesday, August 8.<\/p>\n<p>The exercise will involve the movement of troops and firing of live ammunition at the range situated along Illela Road, Sokoto State.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement by Lieutenant Colonel Ikechukwu Eze, and made available to newsmen in Sokoto, the essence of the range classification exercise is to improve combat proficiency, firing skills and marksmanship of troops within the cadre of non-commission officers.<\/p>\n<p>The statement urged residents and people of Tankwale village to stay away from the general area of the shooting range within the period of the exercise.<\/p>\n<p>Also in the statement, the general public are enjoined not to panic at the sight of troops in and around Illela Road, Sokoto State.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Army authorities in Sokoto State have asked residents not to panic at the sounds of gunshots or troops movement, as the 8 Division Nigerian Army, Sokoto, will commence inter-Brigade Range&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":106819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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