The Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy began a three-day shooting range to check its operational status as well as the professionalism of its personnel. The exercise, which was conducted at the police shooting range at Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River, had participants from all the units of the command. The Flag Officer Commanding, ENC, Rear Admiral Saheed Akinwande, said the exercise would prepare the officers for operational exigencies. Represented by the Command’s Chief of Staff, Rear Admiral Ebiobowei Zipele, the FOC also said the exercise was also necessary in face of the nation’s present security challenges.
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In light of the recent confirmation of a significant decline in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG), stakeholders in Nigeria’s maritime sector are urging for the country’s removal from the list of nations required to pay War Risk Insurance (WRI) premiums. This call follows the latest report by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), which highlights a significant drop in piracy activities in the region. Recall that the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) released its third quarter 2024 report, revealing a significant decline in global piracy incidents, which have fallen to their lowest levels since 1994. The Gulf of Guinea, a historically high-risk area where Nigeria plays a key role, saw the fewest reported piracy cases since 1996, with just 12 incidents in the first nine months of 2024.
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The Nigerian Navy’s Badagry unit in Lagos State has handed over nine suspected human trafficking victims to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons.
The Base Information Officer, Lt. B.C. Awodeyi, confirmed the handover, in a statement, stating that the Forward Operating Base of the Navy transferred the victims to NAPTIP. She said that the interception of the victims took place between October 11, and 13, 2024. “At around 4:21 p.m. on October 11, 2024, the Base Quick Response Team, deployed at the T-Junction in Badagry, intercepted a fibre boat carrying passengers from Mile 2, Lagos to Panshi Jetty,” Awodeyi explained..
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The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, says the Nigerian Navy performs dual role of protecting the nation’s territorial waters and policing of maritime environment. Ogalla said this when members of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Navy paid an oversight visit to the Naval Headquarter in Abuja. He said the navy was one of the most difficult arms of service because of its offshore activities at sea, in terms of resources required. According to him, the Constitution specifies that the Nigerian navy will be charged with that responsibility in the maritime domain.
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21st-century pirates, often known as modern pirates, usually use speed boats to target cargo ships. They typically operate out of captured fishing or commerce vessels. 85 crew members were abducted, and 60 cases of armed robbery and piracy were reported to the International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy (IMB) Reporting Centre in the first half of 2024 alone. An act of boarding a ship to commit theft or any other crime, with intent or ability to use force to facilitate that act” is the definition of piracy given by the IMB. However, according to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), it is an attack that takes place on the high seas or in regions that are not governed by state laws.
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The Nigerian Army says it has arrested 35 suspected oil thieves accused of operating illegal refineries and breaking into pipelines to siphon crude oil across four Niger Delta states. The states are Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers. Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, spokesman of the Nigerian Army 6 Division, Port Harcourt, disclosed this in a statement. He also stated that troops destroyed 58 illegal artisanal refineries and seized about 11,200 litres of stolen crude oil and 355,000 litres of adulterated diesel during the raids. “The operations were conducted between Oct 21 and Oct 27 as part of ongoing efforts to eliminate oil theft and illegal bunkering activities in the Niger Delta region.
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