Tag: Nigerian Navy
Navy trains 500 personnel on weapon handling
According to him, the exercise has enabled each unit to gain more experience on weapon handling and firing.
Navy rescues 15 suspected victims of human trafficking
The trafficking victims who have been handed over to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) were rescued by the Forward Operating…
Naval operatives seal building converted to illegal refinery in Rivers
During the raid of the area by a military team, over 200,000 litres of illegally-refined Automotive Gas Oil, popularly known…
Navy kills oil thief during firefight
“Additionally, one suspect was neutralized while two suspects were arrested and are currently undergoing investigation.”
Navy rescues 8 victims of human trafficking, foils robbery attempt
Giving a breakdown of the operations, Adams-Aliu in the statement said on Saturday, the Quick Response Team of the Nigerian…
Integrating NIMASA C4I, Naval Falcon Eye a top priority- Matawalle
The NIMASA C4i center, with manpower composition from all security services in Nigeria is the central nerve for the Deep…
Navy arrests 2 vessels, 12 crew members in Bayelsa
“Both vessels were found to be transiting with their automatic identification systems switched off, this is a violation of maritime…
Why we sealed Calabar tank farm – Navy
“Investigation is on-going. I advise business owners and tank farm operators to operate within the confines of the law by…
Nigerian, Cameroonian navies intercept vessel laden with 30,000 litres of stolen crude
In his remarks, captain of the intercepted vessel, Mr Pere-Ebiye Abraham, claimed its ownership and said he went into illegal…
Massive illegal refineries with 2.7m litres refining capacity per day uncovered in Rivers
By Desmond Ejibas The Nigeria Navy has uncovered 15 massive illegal refining camps, each equipped with six cooking pots and…
Navy committed to war against oil theft, maritime crimes – CNS Ogalla
The naval chief said the Navy, under his command, prioritised the well-being of personnel, adding that he initiated key policy…
Navy apprehends 4 stowaways onboard TEMA EXPRESS
Oguntuga identified the stowaways as Ebi Agrive, 22, Lucky Amusu, 23, Goodness Edu, 28, and Micheal Daniel, 18 years old.
Nigerian Navy stops 8 Nigerian stowaways in Lagos
The eight stowaways were arrested on Friday morning by the patrol team of Nigerian Navy Ship BEECROFT acting on reliable…
Nigerian Navy busts 11 stowaways in Lagos
The apprehended persons included a 19-year-old man, name withheld from Ondo, 30-year-old man from Delta and another 30-year-old man from…
Navy disowns list of successful candidate for Batch 35 recruitment
Vaughan said the list of successful candidates had not been released and that no form of invitation for training, via…
Navy deploys Deep Blue assets to secure Nigerian Maritime waters
Choji said the deployment was across the South West, Central and Eastern Zonal operations to enhance patrol of the Nigerian…
Police parade alleged killers of naval officer Samuel Akingbohun in Ondo
Parading the suspects before journalists on Thursday in Akure, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya,…
Five dead, 14 rescued as speed boat capsizes in Calabar
A senior naval officer attached to the Eastern Naval Command, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the incident and said that the…
Nigerian Navy: Buhari sets agenda for Tinubu
Buhari stated that he had no doubt that under Tinubu’s leadership, the Navy would continue to acquire new assets, expand…
Navy raises alarm over fake maritime security outfits
Ayo-Vaughan said some of the outfits would go as far as selling recruitment forms to the public and even conduct…
Nigerian Navy sustains surveillance in Gulf of Guinea
Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan said that while concerted efforts were being made to reduce piracy within the GoG to its lowest…
Nigerian Navy rescues hijacked vessel, 10 crew members
MT MONJASA REFORMER was attacked and boarded by pirates on March 25 around 144 nautical miles (nm) West-South-West of Pointe-Noire,…
Attack on our men by personnel of Nigerian Navy: Police issue statement
The Delta State Police Command has given details of the attack on its officers by personnel of the Nigerian Navy.
Oil theft: CNS Gambo opens up on interception of MT HEROIC IDUN
By Yahaya Isah The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, has urged Nigerians and the international community…
Navy seizes 5 boats, 9,250 litres of PMS in Akwa-Ibom
The seizures were made on Saturday, Sept. 24, and Tuesday, Oct. 11 respectively during routine patrol operations by base operatives…
Navy nabs 3 suspected petrol thieves in Akwa Ibom
Candidi Odo, a Corps Superintendent who received the suspects and exhibits on behalf of the NSCDC, commended the navy for…
Nigerian Navy rescues 2 Ghanaian fishermen 48 hours after boat mishap
Ayo-Vaughan said that the fishermen, who reside in Takwa Bay, Lagos State were rescued on Aug. 2 while on patrol…
Navy destroys 14 illegal refineries, seizes N2bn products
Five suspects were arrested and the operatives destroyed 14 illegal refining sites. About 80 storage tanks, 22 wooden boats, 40…
Navy hands over nine oil thieves to NSCDC in Bayelsa
The arrest was one of the numerous successes recorded by the Nigerian Navy in its ongoing operations to rid Nigeria’s…
Nigerian Navy acquires new warship NNS Kada
The new ship will make stopovers in five countries/ports before arriving Lagos.These ports are Port Duqm in Oman, Port Mombasa…