Etim Ekpimah, Uyo
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has apprehended three suspected smugglers and seized 759 bags of rice smuggled from Cameroon.
A wooden boat was also been confiscated in the seizure.
The suspects, Yahaya Balaribe, 32, from Borno State; Godwin Owoyemi, 23, and Michael Aderemi, both from Igbokoda area of Ondo State, were said to have been apprehended on the high sea on Tuesday around 3am following a tip-off as they made their way into Nigeria’s maritime area.
The Commanding Officer, FOB, Navy Captain Yusuf Idris, on Wednesday asked smugglers to stay away from Nigeria’s maritime environment, noting that the current leadership of the Nigerian Navy would find them wherever they might be.
He said, “On January 30, the men of the Forward Operating Base, Ibaka, acting on a tip-off, intercepted and seized a…
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