Vice Adm Ibas, CNS
... Refutes Online Reports
The
attention of the Naval Headquarters has been drawn to a news report
titled “Chief of the Naval Staff faces sack for rejecting illegal
recruitment list from Mamman Daura”. The report was published on Tuesday
26 July 2016 by an online medium going by the name vaxity.com.
After
a thorough scrutiny of the publication, it was evident that this is one
of the many attempts to disparage and scandalize the current efforts of
the Federal Government to eliminate all forms of corrupt tendencies in
our national life.
The
Naval Headquarters therefore wishes to reiterate that the news report
is false, mischievous, malicious and is intended by its sponsors to
create disaffection among the citizens as regards the conduct of the
Nigerian Navy Recruitment Exercise. Members of the public are hereby
adviced to disregard this report.
In
another development, the anti-crude oil theft operations of the
Nigerian Navy have yield more positive results. This time, patrol team
deployed by NNS DELTA, naval base in Warri raided an illegal refinery at
Asiagbene community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta
State. Four large GP tanks laden with about 10,000 liters each of
product suspected to be illegally refined AGO was destroyed.
Also
the patrol team on 21 July 2016 located and destroyed 2 illegal
refineries with 3 Cotonou boats containing approximately 350MT of
illegally refined AGO at Asosolo and Ugbosede in Warri South West LGA.
During the raid, 2 persons were arrested while the following items were
recovered; 5 speed boats, 20 drums of illegally refined AGO, 5 drums of
illegally refined DPK, 1 pumping machine, 1 generator and 1 x 90HP
outboard engine. The suspects are undergoing further investigation.
Additionally,
patrol team deployed by NNS PATHFINDER in Port Harcourt, Rivers State
has raided and destroyed 2 active illegal refinery sites around Ogu Bolo
in Rivers State. During the raid, 6 Storage tanks each containing
60,000 liters of suspected stolen crude and 2 speed boats carrying
15 drums each of illegally refined AGO were destroyed. The patrol team
also destroyed a barge laden with about 120,000 liters of suspected
illegally refined AGO.
Finally,
the upsurge in criminal activities via the numerous waterways in the
hinterland are often tagged as being perpetrated by militants with an
accompanying call on the NN to act. The NN however wishes to state that
while it identifies with the concerns of the citizens in the affected
areas, the NN’s statutory mandate does not cover most of these areas and
that there is a need to treat each incident on a case by case bases
using the Nigeria Police and other security agencies as the driving
force to secure life’s and property within the hinterland.
You are please requested to disseminate this information for the awareness of general public.
COR EZEKOBE
Commodore
Director of Information
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