CNS: Nigerian Navy was Logistics, Combat Backbone of ECOMOG Operations in Liberia, Sierra Leone

CNS: Nigerian Navy was Logistics, Combat Backbone of ECOMOG Operations in Liberia, Sierra Leone

Linus Aleke in Abuja

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, has said the Nigerian Navy served as the logistics and combat backbone of ECOMOG operations in Liberia and Sierra Leone, playing a pivotal role in troop deployment, maritime security and regional peace support operations during the conflicts in both West African countries.

Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, the CNS said the Nigerian Navy has over the decades remained a formidable force in promoting peace and stability at the global, regional and national levels through several peacekeeping and intervention missions.

Represented by the Chief of Policy and Plans at Naval Headquarters, Rear Admiral Akinola Olodude, Abbas highlighted the Navy’s contributions to international peace support operations, beginning with its involvement in the United Nations Mission in Lebanon in the 1970s.