The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency said it has graduated 492 advanced combat personnel and conducted the capability presentation of the Deep Blue Project Task Group.
This is even as the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, announced plans by the Federal Government to expand the Deep Blue Project to vulnerable coastal and maritime corridors across the country, including the sensitive Bakassi axis, as part of efforts to further strengthen Nigeria’s maritime security architecture.
Oyetola announced this on Thursday during the graduation ceremony of the 492 advanced combat personnel and capability presentation of the Deep Blue Project Task Group held at the 5th Battalion Army Barracks in Elele, Rivers State.
The Special Adviser to the Minister, Dr Bolaji Akinola, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday obtained by The PUNCH. Oyetola said the planned expansion would target critical coastal areas such as the Bakassi Peninsula, Igbokoda, and other vulnerable maritime corridors across the country.
According to him, the initiative is aimed at consolidating the gains already “recorded under the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, popularly known as the Deep Blue Project.”
