The Central Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy has launched a 90-day maritime operation code named ‘Operation DOUBENI II’ with a vow to flush out criminalities in the coastal lines of the Niger Delta region.
The operation, which was launched at the Nigerian Port Authority Jetty Warri yesterday, is a follow up to operation ‘Calm Water’ launched in 2019, which resulted in the destruction of 186 illegal refineries and arrest of suspected operators.
The operation is aimed at curbing criminal activities within the command’s area of responsibility and making the area crime free for economic exploratory activities for enhanced national development.
The command’s Information Officer, Commander Blessed Nuhu, in a statement on Saturday, quoted the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Central Naval Command in Yenagoa, Rear Admiral Saidu Garba, as stating that the operation was to consolidate on the impressive achievements recorded by the Nigerian Navy during the conduct of Operation Calm Waters which was activated in May 2019 to deter planned agitations within and around Nigeria’s maritime environment.
