The Japanese Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy says the Navy saved the nation of N95bn via the command's operations between April 2023 and February 2024.
This was disclosed on Monday in Calabar by Admiral Olusola Oluwagbire, throughout a parade to mark the tip of his service as Flag Officer Commanding, Japanese Naval Command.
Following President Bola Tinubu's ultimatum final yr to service chiefs and heads of safety and intelligence businesses to “crush” perpetrators of oil theft, there was an growing assault on oil theft within the nation.
In January, the Nigerian navy stated it had destroyed 233 unlawful refineries within the Niger Delta by 2023 and arrested 112 suspected oil thieves.
Additionally on February 11, 2014, the Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft arrested a motor tanker, SAISNIL II, allegedly concerned in crude oil theft in Lagos State.
The outgoing commander stated the command has carried out a number of clearances and anti-theft operations for crude oil within the inland waterways.
He stated the efforts led to the arrest of 13 vessels, together with 101 suspects engaged in unlawful bunkering, crude oil theft, unlawful fishing and different maritime illegalities.
He stated: “The operations have additionally led to the decommissioning of roughly 315 unlawful refineries and 399 wood boats.
“Additional, there was the seizure of 571,740 barrels of Crude Oil, 47,250 tons of Auto Gasoline Oil, 1,574 barrels of Premium Motor Spirit and 45 tons of Twin Goal Kerosene, which interprets to over N95 billion on the present market worth.”
He stated that underneath his management as FOC, the command has made vital achievements in infrastructure improvement in all its bases, items and institutions.
He talked about, amongst others, the 16-room self-contained lodging for officers of the Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder, the renovation of the senior officers' mess and workplaces on the Ahead Working Base Bonny.
The outgoing Commander stated these achievements wouldn’t have been potential with out the contribution of the officers, sailors and civilian employees of the ENC.
He appealed for a similar assist for his successor, Admiral Saheed Akinwande.
The Information Company of Nigeria stories that Admiral Olusola Oluwagbire assumed workplace as FOC of the Japanese Naval Command on April 11, 2023.
