The war against pipeline vandals and militants yesterday got a boost with the unveiling of 39 patrol boats by the Nigeria Navy (NN) that can penetrate the creeks.
This development occurred barely six months after the NN inaugurated 30 of the same class of boats (Epenal boats) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The boats were built at the Naval Dockyard Limited.
Of the 39 unveiled by the Minister of Defence, Gen. Muhammad Dan-Ali (rtd) in Lagos, 30 were indigenously built. Nine of them including three Wave Riders and six Arrows were acquired from Sri Lanka.
Dan-Ali ,who was represented by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Danjuma Sheni also inaugurated 45 different mix of vehicles acquired by the navy to boosts its land operations.