The Nigerian Navy, on Wednesday, deployed 10 warships, two attack helicopters and 500 ballistic boats in a special amphibious exercise to curb crude oil theft and sea robbery in Nigeria’s waters.
Umar Chugali, Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Central Naval Command, headquartered in Bayelsa State, flagged off the exercise code-named “Exercise Sea Guardian” in a short ceremony in Onne, Rivers.
He said the joint military exercise conducted by both the Navy’s Central Naval Command and Eastern Naval Command, Calabar, was launched to reduce insecurity to its barest in the nation’s territorial waters.
