The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Oyibe Jibrin, has appealed for more funding for the force to enable it carry out its statutory functions effectively.
The naval boss made the appeal on Tuesday at the closing ceremony of activities marking the 59th Anniversary of the force in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city.
The annual ceremonial sunset attracted past and present Service Chiefs, as well as members of the diplomatic corps.
On a daily basis, the Nigerian Navy has continued to tackle oil theft in the nation’s oil-rich Niger delta region, a development the force said it needed more equipment to tackle.
In the fight against insurgents in the nation’s north-east, the Navy had also pledged its commitment to watching the nation’s waterways to ensure that insurgents would not enter the nation.
While on a visit to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in the Federal Capital Territory, the Navy assured the IDPs of its resolve to win the fight against insurgents and make the country safe for all residents.
The visit was part of the events organised to mark the 59th Anniversary of the Nigerian Navy.
Addressing some of the IDPs at the Kuchingoro Camp in Abuja, Vice Admiral Jibrin advised residents of the camp to be security conscious and report unusual happenings in their environment to security agencies.
