Navy Promised Increased Security As It Starts Its Sea Inspection

The “Nchekwa Oshimili” (2023) Chief of Naval Staff Sea Inspection was launched by the Nigerian Navy on Friday.

While launching the exercise aboard the Nigerian Navy Ship Kada in Onne, Rivers State, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, the Minister of State for Defense, tasked the officers and men of the Nigerian Navy to continue their excellent work in guaranteeing that the country is secure for flourishing economic operations.

According to Matawalle, the Navy’s numerous actions to protect the maritime environment have drastically decreased crimes in the waterways, enhanced commercial activity, and increased the production of crude oil.

It is remarkable, according to Matawalle, that the Navy made the effort to plan the exercise with the goal of purging all forms of criminality from the country’s maritime environment.

He stated that one of the Nigerian Navy’s many initiatives to guarantee that the maritime domain is secure for trade and economic activity for national prosperity is the Sea Inspection exercise known as “Nchekwa Oshimili,” which means “securing the sea.”

Matawalle promised to assist the Navy to the fullest extent possible so that they could fulfill their task.

In his welcome speech, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, the Chief of Naval Staff, stated that the four-day sea inspection is a yearly exercise that evaluates the navy fleet’s operating capabilities.

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He announced that the drill would include the deployment of 13 warships, 88 gunboats, two helicopters, and two detachments of the navy’s Special Boat Service, which is the equivalent of the US Navy Seals.

The nation’s maritime environment as well as the Gulf of Guinea, a vital sea route for trade and communication, will be inspected, according to the Navy head.

Ogalla expressed hope that the country would soon reach and exceed its daily production quota, saying the Navy was committed to maintaining the pace that led to the production of crude oil.

Rear Adm. Olusola Oluwagbire, the Flag Officer Commanding the Eastern Naval Command, stated that 4,000 navy personnel would take part in the operation.

Four maritime domain awareness facilities—four operational bases, two support units, and four platforms owned by maritime industry stakeholders—will also be deployed by the navy, according to the FOC.