The Nigerian Navy on Sunday deployed its Special Boat Service unit (special forces) and thousands of troops onboard 10 warships, two helicopters, and other assets in a special military exercise.
The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, who announced the deployment of the personnel at the flag-off of the CNS Annual Sea Inspection, code-named: “Exercise Quiet Waters,” in Onne, Rivers State, said the move was a demonstration of the Force commitment to the fight against crimes and criminalities on the nation’s waters.
He said: “So, we are deploying 10 capital ships, two helicopters, and our special forces, including for the first time, naval operational bases and forward operating bases conducting the exercise.
“Both operational bases and forward operating bases will conduct backwater operational exercises simultaneously with the operation that we have at sea for the next three days.
