Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft Patrol Team, in collaboration with the Forward Operating Base Badagry, announced the seizure of a wooden boat loaded with more than 800 jerrycans, each containing 30 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). The interception occurred near the border between Nigeria and the Benin Republic, as reported in a statement signed by Sub-Lieutenant H. A Collins, the NNS Beecroft Base Information Officer, on Saturday.
Commander Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, highlighted the success of the operation, conducted under the ongoing Operation Water Guard. The NNS Beecroft Patrol Team, working in tandem with the Forward Operating Base Badagry, intercepted the boat approximately 80 nautical miles from the shore. The vessel, suspected of carrying PMS, was apprehended in the early hours of Friday, January 19, 2024.
Commodore Oguntuga stated, “In a feat of maritime security prowess, under the strategic leadership of the Commander Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft and Maritime Component Commander, Operation AWATSE, Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, the Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft Patrol Team, in collaboration with the Forward Operating Base Badagry, successfully intercepted a substantial wooden boat laden with over 800 jerrycans, each containing 30 liters of PMS. The boat was sailing seaward 80 nautical miles from the shore, very close to the boundary between Nigeria and Benin Republic.
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