Determined to stop illegal trade along the coastal areas, the Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, Ibaka in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state has arrested eight suspects with 608 bags of 50kg rice allegedly smuggled into the country from the Republic of Cameroon. Parading the suspects on Wednesday, Commanding Officer of the naval […]
Barely five days after six suspected rice smugglers were arrested in Ibaka, Akwa Ibom state, the Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, Ibaka in Mbo Local Government Area has paraded another five suspects and seized 516 bags of rice allegedly smuggled from the Republic of Cameroon. Parading the suspects on Tuesday in Ibaka, the Commanding Officer, […]
Andrew Orolua – Abuja The Nigerian Navy has arrested two medium sized wooden boats laden with 502 bags of rice valued at over N10 million around Parrot Island waterways and Mbo River in Akwa Ibom state. The naval gunboats were deployed from Forward Operating Base, Ibaka, on ‘Operation Swift Response’. A statement signed by Director […]