Nigerian Navy Assures Travelers Of Security During Election

As the elections draw closer, the Nigerian Navy has expressed its commitment to ensuring adequate security of lives and properties of Nigerians travelling by sea, to exercise their franchise.

The Navy gave the assurance, just as the Eastern Naval Command embarked on a show of force along the Calabar water ways, in preparation to support the Independent National Electoral Commission in handling and distribution of electoral materials.

Speaking to reporters after the seven kilometre exercise on the high sea, the representative of the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Rear Admiral Atiku Abubakar, said, the essence of the trip before the elections was to allow personnel practice the act of providing security in the nation’s waters.

In line with the Nigerian Navy’s role of aid to civil authority, the routine activity to always prepare personnel for unforeseen dangers on the waterways took-off from the NNS Victory Jetty and terminated at the Parrot Island.

According to the Rear Admiral, the patrol of the maritime environment would also send a signal of warning to sea pirates to desist from their activities or face the wrath of the law.

The FOC told reporters that the Nigerian Navy was working in collaboration with the Cross River State government and other security agencies, to ensure safety of lives and property.

The Cross River State Government said the exercise was exciting and reassured the public of a hitch free electoral exercise.