The new Commander of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Victory in Calabar, Cross River State, Commodore Vincent Okeke, has that warned...
The new Commander of the Nigerian Navy Ship Victory in Calabar, Cross River State, Commodore Vincent Okeke, has that warned militants, smugglers and oil bunkerers, would not be tolerated within his area of operation.
He said the suspects and items were arrested in two large wooden boats, popularly know as Cotonou Boat, along the Calabar Channel by his men on patrol“We are handing them over as expected of us to the Customs for further investigations and prosecution. The message is clear. For this to happen shortly after my resumption means they want to test my will. I can promise them I am equal to the task. Militants, smugglers, bunkerers, they should all stay away.
Assistant Comptroller of Customs in charge of Eastern Marine Command Calabar, Gabriel Johnson, expressed delight at the relationship between the Navy and the Customs.
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