Navy cracks down on crude oil theft, piracy in Nigeria & Gulf of Guinea
The Nigerian Navy has intensified its crackdown on crude oil theft and piracy, leading to the seizure of 26 sea-going vessels and the arrest of 215 suspects across Nigeria’s maritime domain and the Gulf of Guinea (GoG).
Navy arrests 10 suspects, vessel with 7,000 barrels of crude oil in
The commander added that the navy impounded a vessel codenamed “Motor Tanker Queen Hansal” containing products suspected to be crude oil.
Navy seizes boat carrying 800 jerrycans of petrol in Lagos
The Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft Patrol Team in collaboration with the Forward Operating Base Badagry, has disclosed they seized a wooden boat with over 800 jerrycans of 30 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, near the boundary between Nigeria and the Benin Republic.
Oil theft: We destroyed 703 illegal refining sites, seized 23 sea vessels in 2023 – Navy
The Navy also arrested 5 barges, 690 Cotonou boats laden with stolen crude oil, and 116 speed boats, while 232 suspects engaged in crude oil theft were nabbed.
Nigeria’s waters now secured for local, international trade – Navy chief
The Nigerian Navy says it has successfully secured the country’s territorial waters for local and international merchant ships to transport goods and services without fear of criminal attacks.
Navy appoints, redeploys senior officers
The Nigerian Navy on Monday night released the appointments and redeployments of 128 senior officers with 52 Rear Admirals and 76 Commodores affected.
Ex-Naval officers threaten protest over unpaid allowances
Some retired personnel of the Nigerian Navy have expressed their displeasure over the nonpayment of their allowances after they left service. The retired Naval personnel who all are of the 1984 set and retired in 2020 fumed over their endless wait to get their owed allowances while those who retired after they had been paid. […]
Navy to collaborate with Police, others on peaceful elections
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has pledged to collaborate with the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) and other security agencies to ensure credible conduct of the forthcoming general elections. The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, made the pledge during a meeting with NN Commandants, Commanders and Flag Officers at the Naval Headquarters […]
Nigerian Navy promotes 30 Rear Admirals, 25 Commodores, 72 Captains
The Navy has released promotions of 55 senior officers to various ranks of Rear Admirals and Navy Commodores.
Navy, EFCC reject Senate’s bill to criminalise payment of ransom to terrorists
By Henry Umoru The Nigerian Navy and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have vehemently rejected the proposed criminalisation of ransom payment to abductors, terrorists and kidnappers to secure release of hostages. The rejection happened, yesterday, in Abuja during a public hearing on Terrorism Prevention Act (Amendment) Bill 2021, which seeks to outlaw payment of ransom […]
Navy destroys 6 kidnappers camp in C/River
The Nigerian Navy Ship Victory (NNSV) said it has destroyed no fewer than six camps used by various notorious kidnap gangs in Cross River and recovered various weapons.
