The Nigeria Navy (NN) has said it was keeping watch on the seas and creeks to ensure they remained safe ahead of the elections.
The NN added that several vessels have been arrested and a criminal international syndicate which specialised in hijacking vessels dismantled.
Commander of the Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT, Rear Admiral Goerge Eyo, stated this at a thanksgiving for his promotion. Eyo said the NN was resolute in keeping away pirates and other criminals who might want to use the waterways to forment trouble for the country.
According to him, various operations were being “because it is our duty to do so, operations against maritime illegality are the mandate of the base.”
Eyo said: “Maritime crime is not peculiar to Nigeria alone. It happens all over the world and in my command, we have made lots of arrest. That is why you not hearing anything about criminals on the sea.
“We have been arrested many of these bad guys and they are being questioned while some have been charged to court. Some of these guys belonged to an international network from Senegal to Gabon. We have been able to arrest a lot of these people and this will deter others.”
Eyo added that one of the legacies he would leave behind are efforts made to address the perennial Apapa gridlock, saying that a permanent solution was possible but will require drastic actions from political masters.
“Ending the gridlock will mean moving against so many factors. I have developed a blueprint and presented to the Governor of Lagos State and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) too,” he added.
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