No fewer than 10 Nigerian Navy warships have returned to base after a military exercise to checkmate criminals in the nation’s waters and the Gulf of Guinea (GoG).
The warships are Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) Sagbama, NNS Nwamba, NNS Ibeno, NNS Dorina, NNS Gongola, NNS Ikene, NNS Badagry, NNS Oji, NNS Ose and NNS Okpoku.
Addressing journalists after the warships berthed in Onne, Rivers, the Flag Officer Commanding Central Naval Command (CNC), Umar Chugali, a rear admiral, said the exercise, code-named ‘Exercise Sea Guardian,’ was a huge success.
He said troops participated in anti-crude oil theft operation, vessel seizure, fleet manoeuvres, man overboard and ‘gunnex.’
“Other activities include communications and emergency drills such as firefighting, steering gear breakdown, machinery failure, abandon and man, and cheer ship.
“The exercise was used to exercise and demonstrate the capacity and capability of our ships at sea, to secure Nigeria’s maritime…