Nigerian Navy
17 Nov
In a significant stride towards safeguarding Nigeria’s economic interest, Operation WATER GUARD, activated by the Nigerian Navy last week to combat illicit activities, has yielded a major breakthrough. Naval officers, leveraging the operation’s electro-optic facilities and air assets, successfully discovered and dismantled multiple depots where thousands of jerrycans both empty and filled with Premium Motor…
16 Nov
The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday evening destroyed over 6,000 empty jerrycans and three wooden boats used in syphoning Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), known as petrol, from Badagry to neighbouring countries.
13 Nov
Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) SOROH at Naval Base, Yenagoa in an effort to rid its Area of Operation of criminality, illegalities and illegally possessed weapons has sustained operations and aggressive patrols geared towards curbing the menace of Sea Robbery and piracy as well as Crude Oil Theft (COT) within Nigeria’s Maritime Environment.
12 Nov
The Nigerian Navy has assured residents of coastal environments in Rivers State of their readiness to keep maritime travellers safe during the festive period. The Commanding Officer of the Forward Operations Base, Bonny, Captain Reginald Adoki made this known while parading the crew of the Marine Vessel (MV) Mother Cabrini who were arrested and…
10 Nov
Western Naval Command, led by Rear Admiral M. B Hassan, yesterday, inaugurated "Operation Water Guard" (OP WG) in the Badagry area of Lagos State.
5 Nov
The Nigerian Navy said a kidnap victim, one Mr Raymond Ayibacake, has been rescued, after hoodlums whisked him away at Agba Agwat Asarama in Andoni Council of Rivers State. The Navy also disclosed that two persons suspected to have a hand in the kidnap have been arrested. Narrating his ordeal, Ayibacake, a captain of a…
4 Nov
Ima Niboro, a former presidential spokesman, has dismissed what he labelled as a rehashed 2010 report detailing how former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, rejected a presidential yacht from the navy, and directed them to use the funds to refurbish their aging fleet. In a statement issued on Saturday, Niboro pointed out that this was a…
30 Oct
The Nigerian Navy has declared war against crude oil theft and insecurity on the Nigerian waterways. The declaration followed a three-day special amphibious exercise codenamed: “Exercise Sea Guardian”, aimed at tackling all forms of maritime crime in the country. The joint sea exercise organised by the Central and Eastern Naval Commands around the Agbara Oil…
11 Oct 2023
The Forward Operating Base (FOB), Nigerian Navy, Ibaka Akwa Ibom, has arrested and handed over four Ghanaians and 10 Nigerian suspects to the Federal Department of Fisheries, Calabar. The Commanding Officer FOB, Capt. Uche Aneke, while handing over the vessel and suspects on Wednesday, said they were arrested near the NNPC floating station in Ibaka…
6 Oct 2023
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT vectored patrol boats have intercepted wooden boats suspected to be carrying controlled substances into Lagos State.
5 Oct 2023
The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy, Badagry, has intercepted a smuggling syndicate, seizing 27 bags of illegal products suspected to be Cannabis sativa in the process.
30 Sep 2023
The Nigerian Navy has debunked allegations of harassment and extortions leveled against some of its operatives in the Badagry area of Lagos State by some residents and filling station operators, stressing that it was “corruption fighting back.”
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