The Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy, Calabar, on
Friday said it has destroyed illegal refineries within its area of
responsibility.
The Flag Officer Commanding of ENC, Rear Adm. Victor Adedipe,
disclosed this to journalists while decorating two senior
officers.
Adedipe decorated Capt. Mary Adetola, the fourth female officer
in the Nigerian Navy to become a Commodore in the Nursing unit
alongside Lt.-Commander Mohammad Zakariya, who was also promoted to
Commander.
However, the FOC said 2017 had been a successful year for the
command.
“We have done quite a lot in 2017, whenever this illegal
refineries spring up and we discover them, we shut them down on a
daily basis.
“We have equally arrested quite a number of criminals at sea who
were terrorising ships and other vessels that were traversing our
maritime environment.
“We have some challenges, we still have inadequate platforms and
logistic challenges. But, within the constraint of what is
provided, we will continue to function very well,’’ he said.
The Navy commander congratulated the newly decorated senior
officers and urged them to see their promotion as a call to higher
service.
Responding, Commodore Omotola, a matron in the Navy Hospital,
Calabar, thanked God for her elevation.
She promised to work hard to justify the confidence reposed on
her, assuring that she would continue to discharge her
constitutional duties effectively.
NAN
The Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy, Calabar, on
Friday said it has destroyed illegal refineries within its area of
responsibility.
The Flag Officer Commanding of ENC, Rear Adm. Victor Adedipe,
disclosed this to journalists while decorating two senior
officers.
Adedipe decorated Capt. Mary Adetola, the fourth female officer
in the Nigerian Navy to become a Commodore in the Nursing unit
alongside Lt.-Commander Mohammad Zakariya, who was also promoted to
Commander.
However, the FOC said 2017 had been a successful year for the
command.
“We have done quite a lot in 2017, whenever this illegal
refineries spring up and we discover them, we shut them down on a
daily basis.
“We have equally arrested quite a number of criminals at sea who
were terrorising ships and other vessels that were traversing our
maritime environment.
“We have some challenges, we still have inadequate platforms and
logistic challenges. But, within the constraint of what is
provided, we will continue to function very well,’’ he said.
The Navy commander congratulated the newly decorated senior
officers and urged them to see their promotion as a call to higher
service.
Responding, Commodore Omotola, a matron in the Navy Hospital,
Calabar, thanked God for her elevation.
She promised to work hard to justify the confidence reposed on
her, assuring that she would continue to discharge her
constitutional duties effectively.
NAN
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