Group hails CNS Gambo at 57, applauds eradication of crude oil theft

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Group hails CNS Gambo at 57, applauds eradication of crude oil theft

A non-governmental organisation, Prayer and Support the Nigerian Armed Forces and other Security Agencies, has commended the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, for his giant stride in the eradication of crude oil theft and other maritime-related crimes in the country.

It noted that Gambo has “demonstrated selflessness and an unmatched dedication in the discharge of his responsibilities which have produced glaring results in the nation’s maritime domain.”

This was disclosed in a statement by its convener Mary Fatile in Abuja.

It added that since the assumption of the CNS, waterways have been curbed drastically.

“The Nigerian Navy under the watch of Vice Admiral Gambo has sustained the fight against piracy, thereby, denying economic saboteurs the lure way to siphon the benefits of the nation to the turn of over billions of naira every week.”

“This he did, by enhancing surveillance of the nation’s maritime domain, with the introduction of the use of drones, deployment of helicopters to patrol the creeks and the Falcon Eye surveillance facility, to monitor the nation’s territorial waters as well her corridors of the Gulf of Guinea,” she said.

Felicitating Gambo on his 57th birthday celebration, Fatile disclosed that the selfless service of the CNS has promoted foreign navies such as France, Italian, among others, to pledge partnership with the Nigerian Navy to address sea robbery and piracy in the Gulf of Guinea’s corridor.

While decrying activities of pirates and other transnational organised crimes that have been a major threat to maritime security and economic development in the Gulf of Guinea and the entire region, she noted that Gambo has been able to fight such.

She added to say it has “resulted in a positive global assessment of Nigeria, with the historic delisting of the country from the piracy-prone state by the International Maritime Bureau.”