New warship will boost capacity of Navy – CNS

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Ibok Ete-Ibas has said the newly acquired Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS), Unity, will further boost the Navy’s capacity at sea. The warship which has just been added to the naval fleet arrived Lagos from China Friday evening. Ibas who welcomed the vessel into the Lagos waters at […]

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Ibok Ete-Ibas has said the newly acquired Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS), Unity, will further boost the Navy’s capacity at sea.

The warship which has just been added to the naval fleet arrived Lagos from China Friday evening.

Ibas who welcomed the vessel into the Lagos waters at Naval Dockyard, said,  “Now that we have NNS Unity in Lagos, we expect the Navy to up its game. We expect the Navy to show more presence at sea. Being here will boost the capacity of the Navy to keep surveillance over our waters. Like you are aware, we have the incidence of piracy. The ship will be able to also curtail such threats. Furthermore we talk about illegal fishing in our waters, these are threats the new ship will be able to combat.”