By Odimmegwa Johnpeter, Abuja
The outgoing Chief of Naval staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas Stated this in his valedictory address during the events for handing and taking over ceremony between him and rear Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo in Abuja. According to Ibas, the Nigerian Navy has played a lead role in combating maritime crimes to safeguard the nation’s prosperity and well-being of the citizenry.
His Words: ‘’The menacing scenario at sea from the spike in piracy and sea robbery, proliferation of illegal refinery, brazen theft of crude oil, mindless destruction of kidnapping, hijack and attack on security forces and many more activated in Us new concepts. Some of these are the dedicated anti-piracy operations. Seeking to overwhelm the criminals in their game, the requirement for enormous capacity upgrade led to massive fleet recapitalization, generous logistic support, retooled maintenance facilities and equipment restock, processes re-calibration, manpower boots in quality and quantity, an improving welfare facilities and increasingly strengthened coalition of international partners and local stakeholders.
‘’Although the country has witnessed new security challenges elsewhere, the unsavory state of affair in the maritime domain depicted earlier has been significantly narrowed. They must be recognized as social problems and so with the benefit of other complementary remedies would continue to face decline until obliteration. What is important is to sustain the pressure to foreclose a relapse’’.
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