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The newly appointed Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, has assumed office, promising to deal decisively with oil thieves sabotaging the nation’s economy.
Speaking at the handing-over ceremony on Friday in Abuja, Ogalla said the activities of oil thieves, and piracy among others constitute a threat to maritime security as well as the nation’s economy.
He said, “We continually face significant threats such as crude oil theft, the prevalence of illegal refineries, Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, piracy, sea robbery, piracy, various forms of trafficking, and other maritime crimes.
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“These are not just threats to our maritime security, but also our economic stability and national development. But let me be clear: We are committed to tackling these security challenges head-on. We will intensify our efforts to curb crude oil theft and put an end to illegal refining.
“We will enhance our capabilities to combat piracy and sea robbery and ensure the general safety of our maritime domain.
I am confident that we can transform our maritime domain into a safer, more secure, and prosperous space for socio-economic activities to thrive in fulfilment of our constitutional mandate.”
The former CNS, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo (retd), said under him, said the service evolved more stringent operations concepts and strategies to tackle the devastating impacts of piracy, sea robbery, the proliferation of illegal refineries, brazen crude oil theft, and destruction of critical oil and gas infrastructure among others.
