The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, Bashir Jamoh, says the agency is determined to support and strengthen partnership with the police in fighting maritime crimes.
According to a statement by Special Assistant to the director general Ubon Essien, which was released in Port Harcourt, Jamoh gave the assurance at a meeting with the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba in Abuja.
He promised to extend the ongoing collaboration between NIMASA and other security agencies under the Deep Blue Project to the marine unit of the police in areas of capacity building and provision of patrol support.
Jamoh noted that there had been a reduction in piracy attacks in the blue waters, as confirmed by notable international bodies, including the International Maritime Organisation IMO and International Maritime Bureau IMB.
The director-general stressed the need for enhanced policing of the nation’s brown waters.
