By Odo Ogenyi Uyo
The Flag Officer Commanding, FOC, Eastern Naval Command, Rear Adm. Olusola Oluwagbire, has warned sea pirates to stay clear of Nigerian waterways especially those in his area of responsibility in the Niger Delta region.
Oluwagbire gave the warning during his maiden inspection of base and units of the Naval Command in NNS Jubilee at Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom only Thursday.
“We are coming to smoke sea pirates out of the waterways, we will get them and we will roast them.” The FOC said.
He explained that he was in Akwa Ibom as part of his maiden inspection of base and units of the naval command after assumption of office.
Oluwagbire urged the commander to rejig the operations of the command, to enable their gun boats cover the waterways effectively and called for increased alertness from officers of the command.
He also called on the public to give useful information to the command inorder to use it to apprehend the criminal elements in the society.
“There is one aspect of security that most people don’t understand, is not only the security agency’s business but is 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 makes the waterways safe and better.” Oluwagbire said.
The highlights of visit was the inspection of Forward Operating Base, Ibaka, Mbo LGA, proposed Naval Barracks, Essene, Ikot Abasi LGA, Nigerian Navy Military School, Ikot Ntuen, the newly acquired Girls Model Secondary School at Awa Ubium in Onna LGA and Utaewa, an out post station in Ikot Abasi LGA.
