We’ve Turned Tide Against Pirates, Boosted Oil Output – Naval Chief

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, has declared that the Nigerian Navy has successfully dismantled piracy and different maritime transgression activities successful the country’s waters, resulting successful accrued lipid accumulation and restored capitalist assurance successful the maritime sector.

Vice Admiral Ogalla made this known during a regimental parade held successful his honour astatine the Nigerian Military School (NMS), Zaria, Kaduna State — his alma mater — wherever helium besides commissioned respective projects and addressed the pupil body.

The Naval Chief said since helium assumed office, the Navy had recorded important operational successes, with Nigeria’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) remaining piracy-free since 2022.

“Our determination from the onset was wide – to crook the tide against those transgression elements bringing insecurity into our maritime environment. And I americium arrogant to accidental we person achieved that,” helium said.

“The results are evident, particularly successful improved lipid accumulation and the elimination of piracy successful our waters.”

Vice Admiral Ogalla noted that the Navy’s proactive operations, peculiarly Operation Delta Sanity, successful collaboration with different information agencies and maritime stakeholders, person led to the dismantling of transgression networks progressive successful crude lipid theft, amerciable refining, and different maritime crimes.

He said these efforts person not lone improved nationalist gross but besides repositioned Nigeria arsenic a unafraid destination for maritime investment.

“These operations person restored assurance successful our maritime environment. Oil accumulation has improved, revenues person gone up, and investors tin present spot Nigeria arsenic a safer maritime hub,” helium stated.

The CNS described maritime information arsenic a nationalist imperative, noting that Nigeria’s economical stableness hinges connected the extortion of its lipid assets.

“The Nigerian Navy, by its mandate, is the guardian of our maritime environment. That means defending the nation’s territorial integrity and sovereignty astatine sea,” helium said.

“By improving security, we are straight strengthening Nigeria’s economy, due to the fact that lipid is inactive our large root of revenue.”

Ogalla attributed the Navy’s achievements to the resilience and committedness of naval unit crossed assorted commands, whom helium praised for their sacrifice and professionalism.

“I salute the gallant officers and ratings who person enactment successful the hard work. Without their commitment, we would not beryllium celebrating these achievements.”

He, however, stressed the request for sustained vigilance, informing that transgression networks stay adaptive and information agencies indispensable stay steps up done technology, intelligence, and continuous training.

Reflecting connected his sojourn to NMS, the CNS described the infinitesimal arsenic an affectional homecoming, expressing gratitude to the instauration that shaped his formative years.

“It is with a heavy consciousness of honour and nostalgia that I basal earlier you today, not conscionable arsenic the Chief of Naval Staff but arsenic a arrogant merchandise of this large alma mater. This noble instauration shaped the instauration of my character, resilience, and leadership,” helium stated.

Vice Admiral Ogalla rounded disconnected his sojourn by tying the Navy’s caller successes astatine oversea with the nation’s broader economical rebound, noting: “We’ve turned the tide against pirates. We’ve improved lipid production. And by doing so, we are securing Nigeria’s future.”

As portion of his contributions to the school, Ogalla commissioned a artifact of six modern classrooms equipped with astute boards and modern learning aids, stating that the involution was aimed astatine promoting world excellence.

“This reflects my content that learning indispensable germinate with the times. These facilities volition equip the Boys with the tools to excel academically and hole for the future.”

He besides pledged to deepen collaboration betwixt the Nigerian Military School and the Navy’s ain subject instauration successful Ikot Ntuen, Akwa Ibom State, successful bid to fortify subject acquisition and subject among youths.

Ogalla commended the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General O.O. Oluyede, for renovating the Boys’ Lines and different cardinal infrastructure wrong NMS. He besides praised the Ex-Boys Association for their accordant enactment successful processing the institution.

In his remarks, the Commandant of NMS, Brigadier General Owoicho Ejiga, described the CNS’s sojourn arsenic a historical milestone that would animate the students and reenforce the school’s bequest of excellence.

“This sojourn and the commissioned projects volition proceed to alteration NMS into a modern centre of discipline, patriotism, and world distinction,” he stated.