Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has donated gunboats to the Nigerian Navy with the aim of securing oil installations and tackling sea piracy to safeguard the waterways.
The Governor tasked the navy to effectively deploy the gunboats provided by his administration, saying that securing the steady growth of the national economy, largely dependent on crude oil production and sales, demands sustained support for security agencies to enable them to win the fight against crude oil theft, illegal bunkering, and pipeline vandalization.
Governor Fubara stated this shortly before handing over six security surveillance 400-horse-powered gunboats and three separate units of bungalows for Senior Officers’ Quarters and rating Bofor’s accommodation donated by his administration to the Nigerian Navy on Friday.
The event, which took place at the NNS Pathfinder, Rumuolumeni in Obio/Akpor…
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