The Nigerian Navy in Lagos on Thursday said it arrested 19 vessels carrying out illegal activities within the nation’s territorial waters last year.

The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western Naval Command, Rear Adm. Sylvanus Abbah, disclosed this when the House of Representatives Committee on Navy visited the command in Apapa, Lagos.

““Since June 2017, the patrol efforts at sea, complemented by the Maritime Domain Awareness Assets led to the arrest of some vessels found carrying illegal activities at the sea.

“”It is pertinent to state that most of these vessels have been handed over to relevant prosecuting agencies.

“”This is in line with the Harmonised Standard Operating Procedures on arrest, detention and prosecution of vessels and persons in Nigeria’s maritime environment,’’ he said.

Abbah said that the vessels were arrested for illegalities ranging from piracy, crude oil theft, illegal and unregulated fishing, sea robbery, amongst others.

“The arrested vessels included MT Wollorf, MT Vine, MT Glenstar, MT Sisi Comfort, MT DA Chris, MT Dove 1, Lurongyuanyu 215, Lurongyuanyu 216,

Others were; Lurongyuanyu 217, Lurongyuanyu 218, MT Matrix 1, Hai Long, Marion, Arc Charley, MT Thyword, MT Queen of Peace, MT United Venture, MT United Trador and MV Miracle,’’ he said.

In his remarks, Chairman of the Committee, Abdussamad Dasuki, said the team was on-the-spot assessment of the units and bases under the Navy’s Western Naval Command in Lagos.

Dansuki flayed the Nigeria Maritime and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for awarding a multi million dollar contract for patrolling the nation’s maritime domain to an Israeli firm.

He said ceding patrol of the nation’s waterways and other critical national assets to such foreign company was to the detriment of the navy.

He added that the constitutional role of the navy was to safeguard and patrol the coastal waters and the nation’s Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ).

“”The maritime trust fund fell under maritime security and anti-piracy, thus the move to circumvent the navy out of its constitutional roles will not be allowed to happen.

“”One of the challenges we are having at the House has to do with the sister agency of the government which is NIMASA.

““A situation whereby it’s giving out jobs that are ideal for the Nigerian Navy and contractors in Nigeria to foreigners, especially jobs that have to do with our security, is not acceptable,’’ he said.

““We have the Nigerian Navy and it should be empowered. We should promote what we do locally so I see no reason why we cannot contract the job to them.

“”It is not acceptable and we have made it loud and clear. We will continue to work until something is done about that particular situation,’’ he said.

The committee also visited the Naval Training Command, headed by the Flag Officer Commanding, Rear Admiral Obi Ofodile.

In another development, the FOC said that naval personnel deployed to Igbokoda in Ondo State, responded to a distress call that some militants had attacked and disarmed some policemen.

“”Our men at Igbokoda raced to a village called Aiyetoro after they got a signal that some hoodlums had attacked and disarmed some mobile policemen stationed there.

“”Our men gave chase and disarmed them. They were able to recover two of the three arms from the militants. We are on top of the situation,’’ he said.

Source: https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2018/01/12/19-illegal-vessels-arrested-2017/

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useless navy ... everything under the egyptian mummy in asorock is in ruins

I'm not understanding.

Why was the job of the country's coastal patrol contracted to Israel in the first place when we navy doing the job of navy and coast guard?

Nigeria is just one kind, honestly.

The zoo as usual

Why give out contract to Isreal. Jonathan used SA against BH and people kicked against it. Why Isreal now?

The navy should be doing more to secure the maritime domain since its their job. The reality however they have failed to do so in the coast. NIMASA contracted the firm since the navy been too busy out at sea and focusing on pipeline activities. A lot of sea robbery and kidnapping happens by coast. I would like a coast guard set up within navy for this task.

Ps: I'm surprised you guys didn't know about Israeli firm getting contract. I thought it was front page on this website.

Nigerian security forces are a joke

They lack the professional skill attributed to a standard military protocol.

It is only fair to do away with such despotic and ill mannered bunch of olfs.

Nairalanders, who would you feel safer being under their protection:

“Like” for Nigerian forces


“Share” for isreali forces

Get ur headline right


It was the House Committee Chairman that talked abt the contract,Navy did not say anything abt it.


You know that most kids here don't read post.Once they see headline they start reacting like chemicals

Okoroawusa:
Get ur headline right


It was the House Committee Chairman that talked abt the contract,Navy did not say anything abt it.


You know that most kids here don't read post.Once they see headline they start reacting like chemicals

Corrected.

LionDeLeo:
I'm not understanding.

Why was the job of the country's coastal patrol contracted to Israel in the first place when we navy doing the job of navy and coast guard?

Nigeria is just one kind, honestly.

Guess under whose watch the contracts were awarded - Akpobolokemi.

Guess who was the President then - Goodluck Jonathan.

Guess what more- not a finger of protest was raised by the usual suspects as to its impropriety! They never yelled "Jonathan is trying to Judaisinise Nigeria.

But Buhari can't even TRAVEL to an Islamic country without them developing stomach ache and farting all over the place!

Hmm

omenkaLives:
Guess under whose watch the contracts were awarded - Akpobolokemi.

Guess who was the President then - Goodluck Jonathan.

Guess what more- not a finger of protest was raised by the usual suspects as to its impropriety! They never yelled "Jonathan is trying to Judaisinise Nigeria.

But Buhari can't even TRAVEL to an Islamic country without them developing stomach ache and farting all over the place!

Actually the current contract with Israeli firm was signed in October 2017.

Desyner:
Why give out contract to Isreal. Jonathan used SA against BH and people kicked against it. Why Isreal now?

but idiotic pigs of Biafra said they are from Israel

jesusloveyou55:
but idiotic pigs of Biafra said they are from Israel

fyi, i am not biafra or even igbo. Next . . .