The equipment is to enable the navy to upgrade the anti-piracy and nautical security functions of the country’s Regional Maritime Awareness Capability (RMAC).
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Rear Admiral David Adeniran, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command, Calabar, Cross River State, announced the deployment at the flag-off of the exercise in Onne, Rivers State.
The Director-General of the Agency, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, disclosed this in Lagos following a recent three-month extension granted the 400 Nigerian seafarers undertaking sea time in different parts of the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Abubakar made this known during an on-the-spot assessment of the facilities at the Benin Unit of the Nigerian Air Force Base on Saturday.
The Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral David Adeniran, flagged off the operation at the Nigerian Navy Ship Victory jetty in Calabar.
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency and the Nigeria Navy have made arrangements to improve information sharing through their respective security platforms to enhance maritime security in the country.
In an effort to comprehensively tackle insecurity on Nigeria’s territorial waters and exclusive economic zone, the Federal Government says it is set to deploy its integrated maritime security infrastructure.
The Nigerian Navy says it is expecting the delivery of more platforms before the end of 2020 to join her fleet to further boost the Services’ maritime security operations.
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved 22.995million dollars (N7.14billion) to enhance security of the nation’s Maritime sector
Receiving the Executive Secretary of the Gulf of Guinea Commission, Ambassador Florentina Adenike Ukonga, at the State House, Abuja on Thursday, the President said the Commission is of strategic importance as most of the crude oil stolen from Nigeria is taken through the Gulf of Guinea