The Nigerian Navy on Saturday vowed to end
criminality in the oil-rich Niger Delta to ensure the quick return of
companies that had folded up in the heat of the activities of militants
in the region.
The Navy to persist in its determination to make the area safe for business activities and human habitation.
The Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogbor, who spoke at the end of his bi-annual sea patrol in the delta area in a chat with a select group of journalists, noted that the Navy had considerably cut down illegal oil bunkering in the area.
Ogbor said the sea patrol was also meant to test the combat readiness of his men in case of the need to take up peculiar challenges.
Ogbor explained that the special attention paid to the the Niger Delta area by the Federal Government was because of its strategic importance to the country, noting that the waterways were now safe for businesses.
He maintained that the Navy would continue to protect the lives and properties of those who invest in businesses in the Niger Delta region, pledging to make maritime business in the area ‘very safe’.
The Naval chief personally led the patrol aboard NNS Nwamba, a ship built in 1944 but acquired by the Nigerian government in 2003.
Ogbor called on the authorities to provide more patrol ships for the Navy to aid the effective tour of the waterways.
He noted that though there had been efforts by the authorities to improve the force, making more ships available and ensuring the continued welfare of the men would serve as a motivation to sustain the current peace in the region.
“As you can see, the entire waterway is calm and we are using this opportunity to appeal to those businesses that left here for one reason or the other to come back and we also assure them that their investments are protected,” he said.
By Emmanuel Addeh, Warri Courtesy Of: Punch
The Navy to persist in its determination to make the area safe for business activities and human habitation.
The Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogbor, who spoke at the end of his bi-annual sea patrol in the delta area in a chat with a select group of journalists, noted that the Navy had considerably cut down illegal oil bunkering in the area.
Ogbor said the sea patrol was also meant to test the combat readiness of his men in case of the need to take up peculiar challenges.
Ogbor explained that the special attention paid to the the Niger Delta area by the Federal Government was because of its strategic importance to the country, noting that the waterways were now safe for businesses.
He maintained that the Navy would continue to protect the lives and properties of those who invest in businesses in the Niger Delta region, pledging to make maritime business in the area ‘very safe’.
The Naval chief personally led the patrol aboard NNS Nwamba, a ship built in 1944 but acquired by the Nigerian government in 2003.
Ogbor called on the authorities to provide more patrol ships for the Navy to aid the effective tour of the waterways.
He noted that though there had been efforts by the authorities to improve the force, making more ships available and ensuring the continued welfare of the men would serve as a motivation to sustain the current peace in the region.
“As you can see, the entire waterway is calm and we are using this opportunity to appeal to those businesses that left here for one reason or the other to come back and we also assure them that their investments are protected,” he said.
By Emmanuel Addeh, Warri Courtesy Of: Punch
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