Navy beefs up security in N-Delta

…commissions Naval War College

By Jimitota Onoyume

PORT HAR-COURT—  Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Abayomi  Olonisakin, has commissioned a temporary Naval War College in Rivers State, saying it would strengthen security in the Niger Delta region.

Speaking at the ceremony in Ubima, Ikwerre Local Government Area,  General Olonisakin  said that the Naval War College will adequately equip naval personnel to effectively discharge their reponsibilities to the nation.

The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas,  who also spoke at the event, said that the Naval War College will serve as the highest training institution for the Navy.

He said that the training school has accommodation, medical space, lecture halls and other necessary  facilities, stressing that personnel of the Navy would be trained in essential components of Naval operations.

He said Ubima in Ikwerre Local Government Area, was chosen as a temporary base for the Naval War College because of the urgent need to set up the institution.

He  lauded the Rivers State Government for its contribution to the college, saying that the training school will help satisfy the core mandate of the navy.

The commissioning ceremony  was attended by the  General Officer Commanding  6 Division of Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Major General E. Udor, Rivers State Commissioner of Police , Mr Zaki Ahmed,  Secretary to the State Government,  Mr Kenneth,  Kobani who represented the state governor.

 

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