The Nigerian Navy has announced the commencement of what it called “exercise ani-oforifori” meaning, Chase Thief in Kalabari language, around the Niger Delta Region.
The Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral David Adeniran, who made the announcement today, Wednesday, in a statement, said that the operation would be carried out at the Eastern Flank of Nigeria’s Maritime Environment from 15 to 22 November 2018.
He said that the objective of the exercise is to assess the operational readiness of ships, gunboats, helicopters and other platforms of the Eastern Fleet in order to practically test the skills of personnel in tackling maritime threats within the Command’s Area of Responsibility.
Rear Admiral David Adeniran asked members of the public, particularly thepeople of the Niger Delta not to panic but go about their normal businesses on sighting movements of large body of war ships, gunboats, helicopters and other naval platforms in the area as the exercise is for routine purposes.
