Navy in Niger
Delta
Navy in Niger
Delta
Nigerian Navy Commences Chase-Thief Operation in Niger
Delta
The Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral
David Adeniran has announced that the Eastern Naval Command will
commence EXERCISE ANI-OFORIFORI meaning Chase Thief in Kalabari
language.
The Exercise will hold at the Eastern Flank of Nigeria’s
Maritime Environment from 15 – 22 November 2018. The objective of
the Exercise is to assess the operational readiness of ships,
gunboats, helicopters and other platforms of the Eastern Fleet in
order to practically test the skills of personnel in tackling
maritime threats within the Command’s Area of Responsibility.
In view of this, members of the public, particularly the good
people of the Niger Delta are kindly advised not to panic but go
about their normal businesses on sighting movements of large body
of war ships, gunboats, helicopters and other naval platforms in
the area as the Exercise is for routine purposes.
THOMAS OTUJI
Commander
Command Information Officer