Nigerian Navy deploys 16 ships to oil facilities
Nigeria The deployment is intended to protect economic activities in the areas, This Day reported.
“For a littoral state with a huge dependence on her offshore resources, maritime security is vital to the nation’s wellbeing. Against this background of threats, the entire nation will invariably be at a risky situation if we do not insist on a motivated and virile navy like ours,” Minister of Defence Mansur Dan-Ali said.
While piracy has decreased internationally, the Gulf of Guinea continues to be targeted. A tanker and its 19-person crew went missing offshore Gabon last month.
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