EXERCISE OBANGAME EXPRESS 2022 FLAG-OFF!

On Friday March 11, 2022, there was an official flag-off ceremony of Exercise OBANGAME EXPRESS held onboard NNS Thunder. This year’s exercise witnessed participants from about 32 countries onboard their various war ships within their country’s area of responsibilities.

The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu-Gambo, flagged off this 2022 Exercise Obangame Express. The exercise is aimed at improving security between Gulf of Guinea navies and allied friends.

Vice Admiral, Zubairu-Gambo said the exercise is designed to “improve regional collaboration through joint operations, intelligence sharing and harmonized legal framework to enhance collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea nations against maritime crime”.

The Chief of Naval Staff, in his address during the flag-off onboard Nigerian Navy Ship Thunder at Onne Jetty, in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State disclosed that the Navy will deploy ten ships, two helicopters as well as elements of Special Boat Service (SBS) for the exercise. Furthermore, the Chief of Naval Staff commended United States Government through the US Africa Command and other International partners for facilitating and sustaining the exercise.

FLAG OFF CEREMONY OF EX GRAND AFRICAN NEMO 2021

Ex Grand African NEMO 2021 was flagged off on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at about 10.00 am (WAT) at FOT Jetty ONNE, Rivers State. 

The Flag-off ceremony of the Exercise Grand African Nemo 2021 held onboard NNS THUNDER. Present were the FOC CEN, GOC 6 DIV, AOC MOBILITY COMMAND, Representatives of FOC LOC and COMD OPDS. Others were the FC CEN, FC EAST and other very senior officers; as well as representatives of Immigration and EFCC. Some highlights of the Flag-off ceremony are presented in the pictures and YouTube video below.

 

 

YouTube video link to the FOC CNC’s brief comments on arrest made during the Exercise Grand African Nemo 2021: https://youtu.be/UPeKHrAvtAo

 

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT AGAINST FAKE NEWS!!!

The attention of the Naval Headquarters has been drawn to a video clip of a purported attack by some security nuisances on a naval location in the Niger Delta in the Sahara ” Misreporters”…The video clip in question is a simulated assault on a militants location by Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service and only a disreputable news media would gobble such as fit for publication.

 

Please ignore as always!

 

Internet link to the video circulating falsehood is below!
https://fb.watch/7lJr_0-NpN/

 

 

Commodore Suleman Dahun,

Director of Information Nigerian Navy.