The Nigerian Navy (NN) and Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Strategic partnership for the security of the maritime industry.
Speaking at the signing ceremony at the Naval Headquarters in Abuja, the Director General, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, emphasized that though it is the responsibility of NIMASA to ensure the safety of vessels in the Nigerian maritime sector , the Agency lacked the operational capacity to effectively carry out the core responsibility.
He said, “We do not have the operational capacity to carry out the responsibility that is why we have partnered with the Nigerian Navy.
“With this partnership, we have reduced maritime crime, vessels are more confident to call at Nigerian ports because we are working with the Nigerian Navy”.
The Nigerian Navy and NIMASA on April 12, 2007, signed the first MOU for Maritime security.
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