The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogala, says the present safety challenges within the nation are not peculiar to Nigeria however a world concern requiring new methods to include.
Ogala who spoke throughout the commencement of contributors of Naval Warfare Course 7 in Calabar on Wednesday, stated present insecurity across the globe was borne out of inimical actions of state and non-state actors aiming to destabilise sovereign nations.
He stated it was essential for sovereign nations to evolve long-term and sturdy methods in the direction of conducting common operations to include the threats.
The CNS stated the Nigerian Armed Forces have been engaged in several operations throughout the six geopolitical zones of the nation.
”The armed forces are working tirelessly to curb the safety challenges in varied components of the nation.
”We are tackling insurgency within the North-East, banditry and kidnappings within the North-West and secessionist agitations within the South-East,” he stated.
Ogala saluted the braveness and efforts of the safety forces within the struggle in opposition to insecurity nationwide.
”We have made important contributions in the direction of enhancing nationwide safety each within the nation’s maritime area and the hinterlands,” he added.
He congratulated the course contributors and urged them to stay alive to their core accountability of tackling insecurity within the nation’s territorial waters.
”We count on you to successfully apply the information and expertise you may have acquired throughout this course, particularly in planning and conducting operations within the maritime surroundings.
”This is one of the explanations for exposing you to the command and management roles on the operational stage of warfare,” the CNS stated.
In his deal with, the Commander, Naval War College, Rear Adm. Mustapha Hassan, stated 22 officers participated within the course, together with a Captain from the Cameroonian Navy.
Hassan stated, to this point, 97 officers have participated within the course because it was launched by the school in 2017.
The commander defined that the Nigerian Naval War College was established to bridge command, management and administration gaps in naval officers’ profession development.
He added that it was additionally to function the centre of excellence in naval, joint army operations and maritime safety research.
The Governor of Cross River, Mr Bassey Otu counseled the dedication of the school in the direction of the availability of management and administration coaching for naval officers.
Represented by his Deputy, Mr Peter Peter Odey, the governor pledged that the state authorities would proceed to help the actions of the school.
