source: Nigeria Punch; RFI
actor1: Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
actor2: N/A
location: Calabar
notes: 23 October. The military launched Operation Crocodile Smile III in Cross River state. The operation seeks to curtail kidnapping, militancy and robbery in the state. The mission will also target the arms trade between groups in the state and Cameroonian separatists and the recruitment of mercenaries to fight alongside them. The next day, the Nigerian and Cameroonian militaries re-committed to their joint efforts to fight Boko Haram along Borno's border with Cameroon.