Tag: #NigerianNavy
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NAVY INTERCEPTS ILLICIT PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, SUSPECTED CANNABIS IN LAGOS
The Nigerian Navy has intercepted 500 litres of products suspected to be illegally sourced Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) and substances suspected to be cannabis during an operation in Folu Community, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State. The operation was conducted on Monday by personnel of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Lekki as part of efforts to curb the…
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NAVY INAUGURATES 8-CLASSROOM BLOCK, SOLAR BOREHOLE IN BAYELSA
The Nigerian Navy has inaugurated a rehabilitated eight-classroom block, library, headmaster’s office and solar-powered industrial borehole at Group School 1, Igbainwari Community in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Other projects delivered under the Chief of Naval Staff’s Special Intervention Quick Impact Project Scheme included toilets, drainage facilities and electrification of the school. Representing…
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NAVY DISCOVERS, DEACTIVATES SUSPECTED ILLEGAL CRUDE OIL FACILITY IN RIVERS
The Nigerian Navy has discovered and deactivated a suspected illegal crude oil storage facility containing an estimated 93,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil in Rivers State. The operation was carried out by personnel of Forward Operating Base BONNY on Thursday at Allison Community in Bonny Local Government Area under Operation DELTA SENTINEL, following intelligence…
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NAVY RESCUES 22 PASSENGERS AFTER BOAT HIJACK IN AKWA IBOM
The Nigerian Navy has rescued and accounted for 22 passengers following the hijack of a wooden passenger boat along the Calabar–Oron–Ibaka waterway in Akwa Ibom State. The Director of Naval Information, Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho, said personnel of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ibaka, working with Operation Delta Safe Sector 4 and the Marine Police, launched…
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NAVY RECOVERS 13,000 LITRES OF AUTOMOTIVE GAS OIL IN RIVERS
The Nigerian Navy has recovered approximately 13,000 litrs of product suspected to be illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) in Rivers after disrupting an illegal fuel distribution hub. This was contained in an operational report made available to journalists on Wednesday July 26 in Abuja, by the Director of Naval Information, Navy Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho.…
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NIGERIAN NAVY LAMENT DELAY IN PROSECUTION OF CRUDE OIL THEFT SUSPECTS
The Nigerian Navy has expressed concern over the delay in the prosecution of crude oil theft suspects noting that it has placed a huge burden on its activities. The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) the Eastern Naval Command (ENC), Rear Admiral Chidozie Okehie, disclosed this during the parade of 12 crew members arrested onboard a vessel…
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NAVY UNCOVERS 9 ILLEGAL REFINING SITES IN RIVERS
The Nigerian Navy said it has uncovered 9 illegal refining sites in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers. This was contained in an operational report by the Director of Naval Information, Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho, on Tuesday July 21 in Abuja. Folorunsho said that the sites were uncovered during an operation carried out by personnel of…
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NIGERIAN NAVY ARRESTS TWO SUSPECTS, INTERCEPTS ALLEGEDLY VANDALISED PIPELINE MATERIALS IN IMO
The Nigerian Navy has disrupted a suspected pipeline vandalism network in Imo State, arresting two suspects and intercepting allegedly vandalised crude oil pipeline materials. According to the Navy, personnel of Naval Base Oguta intercepted a truck carrying 10 sections of crude oil pipeline believed to have been illegally removed from the Addax Petroleum pipeline network…
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COAS UNVEILS CENOTAPH TO HONOUR 11 CADETS KILLED IN 1990 TRAINING TRAGEDY
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has unveiled a cenotaph in memory of 11 Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) naval cadets who lost their lives in a boat accident during a military training exercise in Onne, Rivers State, in 1990. Speaking during the wreath-laying ceremony at the Nigerian Navy Basic Training School (NNBTS),…
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NAVY INTERCEPTS 22,870 LITRES OF ILLEGAL DIESEL IN RIVERS OPERATION
The Nigerian Navy under its operation Delta Sentinel has intercepted illegally refined petroleum products in Rivers. This was revealed in an operational report issued by the Director of Naval Information, Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho, on Sunday June 28 in Abuja. Folorunsho said the operation was carried out by personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship Soroh deployed to…
