By Adeleye Kunle
Amidst insinuations that pirates and illegal oil bunkering activities were rife in Nigeria’s waterways, the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Administration Agency (NIMASA) has debunked such claims, insisting that the nation’s territorial waters are more safer than can be imagined.
The agency, which featured at the ministerial briefing organized by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday, noted that no attack has been orchestrated by pirates on the sea shores since March this year.
According to Bashir Jamoh, Director General of the agency, from the first quarter of this year to date, there has not been a single accident or incident on our territorial waters, particularly in terms of piracy attack and from last quarter of 2021 till date, which is over a year, no single attack has also been recorded.
He mentioned that this trend may have led to the cancellation of the stigma placed on Nigeria as the most dangerous water in the world.
Jamoh also noted that Nigeria has exited the list of countries with the worst form of pirate activities for the first time in March 2022.
The NIMASA Boss stated that the feat was achieved through the sustained effort of the Muhammadu Buhari led administration; leading to the overwhelming support Nigeria now receives from the International Maritime Organization
