Nigerian navy assures on maritime security

The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Tuesday restated commitment of the service to protecting the nation's maritime domain for better service delivery.

Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas, said this when the Senate Committee on Navy paid him an oversight visit in Abuja, the nation's capital.

Ibas said the navy had recorded tremendous achievements principally in the area of maritime domain awareness, Policing operations, fleet recapitalization and training.

Others include: exercises and operations, personnel motivation, research and development and disposal of expired ammunition.

He expressed optimism that the ongoing integration with Falcon Eye project and Boat Tracker would ensure versatility in the NN operations.

The chief of naval staff said the vigorous patrol embarked upon by the NN had yielded positive result and much difference in its operations in recent times.

According to him, these operations enabled the Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC) to nominate 883 tankers to load about 426,290,855 barrels of crude oil and allied products.

Ibas said the navy had also adopted a double-pronged strategy toward acquiring ships to carry out its operations.

He said the navy could be more successful in countering the maritime crimes if given the necessary platforms and equipment. Endit