Nigeria, France in joint ops

on September 13, 2016

Joint ops will focus on anti-piracy and IUU fishing.

Nigerian Navy collaborates with French Navy to fight piracy

The Nigerian Navy says it will partner with the French Navy in a bid to fight piracy in the Gulf of the Guinea.

In a statement issued, spokesperson for the Nigerian Navy, Commodore Chris Ezekobe said, “Two French Warships HPD DIXMUNDE and FF CODUING are leading a French maritime initiative under the Exercise NEMO series tagged Exercise NEMO 16.5 with the theme ‘Maritime Structure on Securitisation”.

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Source: tv360nigeria.com

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