President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that piracy reduced significantly over the last seven years, culminating in delisting Nigeria from the list of piracy-prone countries.
Mr Buhari said this at the 2023 Presidential Fleet Review in Lagos, held in his honour by the Nigerian Navy, with the theme “Fleet Readiness for National Prosperity”.
He said the International Maritime Bureau in March 2022 delisted Nigeria from the list of piracy-prone countries.
“Furthermore, application of technology to secure the maritime domain has supported intelligence-driven deployment of ships.
“I will particularly commend the diligent arraignment and prosecution of MT HEROIC IDUN, sequel to the detection and arrest, for attempting to load crude oil, offshore Bonny in August 2022 without authorisation, just to cite one example” he said.
According to Buhari, this successful conviction further confirms the Nigerian navy’s resolve to protect resources belonging to our country.
He said the Nigerian…