By Miriam Humbe, Abuja
The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral Olusola Oluwagbire, has warned sea pirates to stay away from Nigerian waterways.
The Commanding Officer gave the warning on Thursday at NNS Jubilee in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom and other units during his maiden visit.
He told the commanders to rejig their operations and send out boats to the sea for effective patrol of the waterways, saying that he was in Akwa Ibom as part of his maiden inspection of bases and units of the naval command.
The FOC urged the public to provide useful information to the Command to assist in apprehending criminal elements in the society.
He said: “We are coming to smoke sea pirates out of our waterways, we will get them and we will roast them”.
“There is one aspect of security that most people don’t understand; security is not only the business of security agencies, but everybody’s business.
“If you see something, share with the security agencies so that it can help better the society.
“We are together, we will do it and make the waterways safe and better”.
The Commanding Officer inspected troops and facilities at the proposed Naval barracks at Essene, Ikot Abasi Local Government Area, Forward Operating Base, Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area, and the Nigerian Navy Military School, Ikot Ntuen.
Oluwagbire also visited the new Girls Model Secondary School at Awa Ubium in Onne Local Government Area and the Utaewa Jetty in Ikot Abasi.
