The Nigerian Navy fleet yesterday, received a
boost in its fight against piracy and other
maritime crime, with the acquisition of a warship,
named the Nigerian Navy Ship NNS Centenary,
an Offshore Patrol Vessel OPV.
The vessel which was constructed by China
Shipbuilding and Offshore International Limited
Shipyard, berthed at the NN dockyard, Victoria
Island, Lagos and was received by the Chief of
the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Usman
Jibrin.
Receiving the vessel, Vice Admiral Jibrin,
boasted that the addition of the OPV to the NN
fleet would enhance the NN capacity to
execute her constitutional roles which included
the war against maritime crimes such as arms
proliferation, crude oil theft, smuggling and
piracy, among others, as well as open a new
vista in Nigeria-China relations.
Noting that effective maritime security was a
requirement for the economic well being of
Nigeria in view of her dependence on the sea,
the CNS therefore lauded president Goodluck
Jonathan’s support to the fleet recapitalization
pillar of the NN transformation plan for the
period of 2010-2020, adding that the arrival of
NNS Centenary was an attestation to his resolve
to emplace a strong and virile navy capable of
protecting the nation’s maritime interest against
all forms of threats.
source: www.vanguardngr.com/2015/02/navy-acquires-warship-tackle-maritime-crime/

The Navy keeps leading the other branches of the armed forces, sometimes I wonder if boko haram did not expose the problems of the NA and NAF, how far left behind will they be...