The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Beecroft has intercepted a fibre boat loaded with about 4,000 litres of suspected Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) near Commodore Pool within the Atlas Cove area of Lagos State.

Briefing journalists on the incident yesterday, the Executive Officer of NNS Beecroft, Idongesit Udoessien, who represented the Commander, Commodore Paul Ponfa Nimmyel, said the interception was part of ongoing efforts to prevent economic sabotage and enhance maritime security in Lagos and the coastal regions.

According to him, the operation occurred in the early hours of Saturday, October 11, 2025, when the patrol team stationed at Tarkwa Bay intercepted the boat through the Nigerian Navy’s Maritime Domain Awareness facility and the Western Regional Control Centre of the Falcon Eye Alignment.

He said: “The suspects abandoned the boat and fled upon sighting our patrol team.”

Udoessien explained that the product had been handed over to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, represented by Superintendent Amoo Kehinde, for further action.

“This successful interception is in line with the Strategic Directive of the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, to maintain credible presence along Lagos waterways and adjoining creeks to rid the maritime environment of all forms of economic sabotage and crimes,” he said.

He warned perpetrators of maritime crimes and economic sabotage to desist, stressing that NNS Beecroft would not relent in pursuing criminal elements operating within its area of operation.

“We will continue to intensify surveillance, patrols, and intelligence-driven missions to deny criminals freedom to operate within Lagos waterways and adjoining creeks, so that socio-economic activities can thrive,” he added.