Defence Headquarters hands over Joint Maritime Security Training Centre to Nigerian Navy

    In order to enhance specialised skills of the Armed Forces and other security services, the Defence Headquarters has handed over the Joint Maritime Security Training Centre to the Nigerian Navy.

   This move is as a result of threats to the maritime domain by militants in the Niger Delta and the riverine communities of Lagos and Ogun states.
  Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, while handing over the centre to the Navy, said it would ensure a more efficient management of maritime assets and capabilities, as it is expected to become a centre for excellence in maritime security for the West African sub-region.
  In his remark, the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas, who was represented by the Chief of Training and Operations, Rear Admiral Adeniyi Osinowo, assured that security forces would continue to receive quality training in waterman ship, boars handling, weapon handling and underwater warfare to enable them address challenges in the nation’s waterways and the creeks.