The development was revealed in a statement issued by the Management of the NPA and made available on Friday.
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Buhari spoke when he addressed participants at the International Maritime Conference held in Onne, Rivers State.
The details were contained in a statement by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Suleman Dahun, on Tuesday.
No fewer than 57 sailors have been arrested in Rivers State by the Nigerian Navy for allegedly smuggling crude oil and illegally refining diesel.
At a press briefing on Tuesday, Comptroller Galadima Saidu told newsmen that the collected figure for first half 2019 translates to 15 per cent increase above the N46,260,300,287.86 collected within same period of 2018.
Capt. Samuel Garba, Executive Officer, Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder, made the disclosure on Wednesday while parading the barges and two suspects in Onne, Rivers.
A Danish shipping company said Tuesday that a container vessel it has chartered has been attacked off the coast of Nigeria, and 11 crew members were missing.
The Executive Officer, Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder, Capt. Victor Choji, disclosed this while presenting the suspects to newsmen on Thursday in Onne, Rivers.