The Nigerian Navy’s Forward Operating Base (FOB) at Ibaka in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, have confiscated boats and outboard engines used in illegal bunkering and smuggling of prohibited goods in Nigeria.
Reports came in on Saturday that men of the FOB impounded about 62 drums of automotive gas oil which were conveyed in a wooden boat from Rivers State into Akwa Ibom waterway around 5:30am.
The Navy arrested four suspects; Nsidebe Monday, 26; David Etim, 31; Oto Bassey, 29 and Benjamin Abia, 40 over the illegally bunkered diesel.
The FOB’s Commanding Officer in Ibaka, Captain Yusuf Idris, on Sunday said the Nigerian Navy under the Buhari-led administration will not relent until Nigeria’s waterways are free from criminals.
Capt Idris highlighted the achievements of the base going by the arrests and seizure they have made in one week.
He said, “If you can remember, on Tuesday and Friday, we handed over smuggled bags of rice to Nigerian Customs Service.”
“And during that handing over, I made a promise that the Nigerian Navy under the present leadership will not relent till our waterways are rid of all illegality.”
Idris said, “I am sure we have lived up to our promise because, this week alone, we have made three arrests and we would continue to make more arrests and seizure as long as the illegality and criminals are not willing to stop.”
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