The Nigerian Navy Ship, (NNS), Delta has handed over 15 suspects and a Merchant Fishing Vessel (MFV), Lily IV, to the Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Fishery, Edo State for investigation. The suspects were arrested on March 11, 2024 in Forcados, Burutu local government area of Delta State.
The Nigerian Navy Ship, , Delta has handed over 15 suspects and a Merchant Fishing Vessel , Lily IV, to the Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Fishery, Edo State for investigation. The suspects were arrested on March 11, 2024 in Forcados, Burutu local government area of Delta State. The suspects, 14 Nigerians, one Ghanaian and the vessel were handed over to the representative of the Fishery Department, Mr Iwanegbe America on Wednesday at the Navy base jetty in Warri, Delta State. Navy Capt.
'Preliminary investigation revealed that there was insufficient evidence to prove that MFV Lily IV entered the Maritime Exclusion Zone of the Forcados Oil Terminal Crude Loading Platform. 'The investigation revealed that two of the crew members were not registered on the vessel's manifest,' he said. Commodore Muhsin warned mariners to desist from violating the maritime laws within the nation's territorial waterways, stressing that defaulters would be sanctioned accordingly.
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