The Nigerian Navy’s Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state, on Thursday took stock of its anti-crime operations in the first quarter of 2024, noting that its operatives had during the period apprehended 14 suspects for sundry crimes.

The Commanding Officer of the base, Capt. Uche Aneke, who disclosed this to journalists, explained that the suspects were arrested over alleged smuggling, oil theft, cultism, economic sabotage, sea robbery and other forms of criminality within the joint operations area (JOA).

Aneke warned that the Nigerian Navy has zero tolerance for maritime crimes and economic sabotage on Nigeria’s waterways, adding that the suspects had been handed over to other relevant security agencies for further interrogation and prosecution.

He added that the arrests and seizures within the period are not just isolated successes but achievements recorded as a result of operational implementation and tactical execution, assuring that the general security situation in the area of operations has been relatively peaceful.