The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, has read the riot act to Naval officers showing any form of bias towards politicians or parties.

The Naval Chief has warned that anyone found wanting would be thoroughly disciplined.

This message was passed by the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Sanmi Alade, at the end of the second bi-annual inspection held at the Western Naval Command in Lagos.

“It is important that you all note that the 2015 general elections are around the corner – just a few months away. All of you are enjoined to be security conscious and remain apolitical.

“The current security situation in the country also calls for all to redouble efforts towards absolute security of personnel and of course NN (Nigerian Navy) assets.

“It must, however, be understood that the command will not tolerate any forms of indiscipline by anybody,” he said.

Officers were also reminded of their primary duty, which is to protect the country from any form of threat, internal or external, as failure to achieve this would not be positive for the nation’s nascent democracy.