Collaboration between Maritime Policy, Navy indispensable to safeguarding Nigeria’s maritime environment – AIG Okunade

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Maritime Police Command, AIG Okunade Ronke Nurat, fsi, has described the collaboration between the Maritime Policy Command and the Western Naval Command, Nigerian Navy, as indispensable to safeguarding Nigeria’s maritime environment.

AIG Okunade Ronke Nurat noted that the visit of the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral A. A. Mustapha, to the command reflects the enduring partnership, mutual respect and excellent working relationship that continue to exist between both commands.

AIG Okunade thanked the Nigerian Navy for providing officers and men of the Marine Police Unit the opportunity to participate in the recent maritime training programme in Lagos earlier this year.

Okunade noted that the training significantly enhanced the operational capacity of the participating personnel and further strengthened inter-agency cooperation, assuring the FOC of the Maritime Police Command’s unwavering commitment to continued cooperation in achieving a safer and crime-free maritime domain.

The FOC, Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral A. A. Mustapha, reaffirmed the Nigerian Navy’s unwavering commitment to ensuring effective maritime security within the Western zone of the nation and its high seas.

He assured the AIG Maritime of the Navy’s readiness to sustain and further strengthen its collaboration with the Maritime Police Command in combating criminal activities along the nation’s waterways. He noted that the collective efforts of maritime security agencies have contributed significantly to Nigeria’s removal from the global piracy list and pledged continued synergy through intelligence sharing, joint operations and resource collaboration.

The visit underscored the longstanding cordial relationship and operational synergy between the Western Naval Command and the Maritime Police Command, aimed at strengthening the security of Nigeria’s maritime domain through sustained inter-agency collaboration.

The Maritime Police Command reiterated its commitment to sustained collaboration, intelligence sharing and joint operational engagements with all relevant maritime security stakeholders in the interest of national security, public safety and economic prosperity.