By Evelyn Usman
It is no longer news that Nigeria, being a mono-economy nation, depends solely on revenue generated from oil for her economic survival. With territorial water of 12 nautical miles from the shoreline and an Exclusive Economic Zone, EZZ of 200 nautical miles from her territorial water, the country, is also strategically located along one of the most important and resource endowed coastal regions – the Gulf of Guinea.
Therefore, its relevance to the international is tied to the resources in the sea.
To maintain this standard, the Federal government through its major security agency- the Nigerian Navy, strives to ensure security along the nation’s maritime domain, by checkmating criminal activities such as piracy along the Gulf of Guinea’s corridor and other acts of criminalities like trafficking in human, arms smuggling, crude oil theft, illegal refinery, among others.
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But the Federal Government’s effort at providing logistics and other…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
