The Director General
of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Mr. Patrick
Akpobolokemi, has said that the five war ships allegedly acquired by Tompolo’s
company, Global West Vessel Specialist Ltd, were purchased on behalf of the
agency.
Akpobolokemi,
who disclosed this in Lagos yesterday at a press briefing, said the ships were
acquired for the use of the Nigerian Navy and other relevant government
agencies in the fight against piracy and other related crimes on the nation’s
maritime domain.
He said: “It is the
Navy that has fitted their guns on the vessels to aid their policing of the
maritime domain. The Agency is made up of civilians who are professionals in
various fields and who have no political affiliations or interests at all.
As an arm of the
government responsible for maritime safety, security and regulations among
others, we work in conjunction with the Nigerian Navy and other relevant
security agencies to use their men and arms to patrol and provide safety of the
country’s water ways.”
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