The Nigerian Navy has restated the need for stronger synergy among security agencies in the war against criminal minded persons sabotaging the nation’s economy through illegal petroleum bunkering. The Naval Commander, Nigerian Navy Outpost Onitsha, Anambra State, Navy Captain Godfrey Osuobeni, stated this while hosting newly deployed State Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence
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US praises Navy over rescue of abducted Embassy staff in Anambra
…as US delegates pay courtesy visit on the Commander of the Navy base Onitsha The Embassy of United States of America has praised the Navy over the rescue of the two missing staff of the embassy by its personnel in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. The embassy made the commendation during a courtesy
Read moreNavy Nabs 10 Smugglers with 956 Bags of Rice in Akwa Ibom
Officers of the Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, Ibaka, in the Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, said they have arrested 10 suspected smugglers with 956 bags of rice. The suspects were arrested in three different operations carried out by naval patrol gunboats on February 15, 23 and 25, 2020. The Commanding Officer,
Read moreNavy Hands Over 57 Nigerians, 7 Sri Lankans, 2 Ghanaians Arrested for Oil Bunkering to EFCC
The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Friday handed over 57 Nigerians, seven Sri-Lankans and two Ghanaians, suspected to be involved in oil bunkering, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) also reports that the seven vessels, involved in the oil bunkering and having no valid approval, were arrested by
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