Tompolo purchased war ships for NIMASA — DG

Tompolo purchased war ships for NIMASA — DG

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The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety
Agency, NIMASA, Mr. Patrick Akpobolokemi, has said that the five war
ships allegedly acquired by Tompolo’s company, Global West Vessel
Specialist Ltd, were purchased on behalf of the agency.

Akpobolokemi, who disclosed this in Lagos yesterday at a press
briefing, said the ships were acquired for the use of the Nigerian Navy
and other relevant government agencies in the fight against piracy and
other related crimes on the nation’s maritime domain.

He said: “It is the Navy that has fitted their guns on the vessels to aid
their policing of the maritime domain. The Agency is made up of
civilians who are professionals in various fields and who have no
political affiliations or interests at all.

“As an arm of the government responsible for maritime safety, security
and regulations among others, we work in conjunction with the
Nigerian Navy and other relevant security agencies to use their men
and arms to patrol and provide safety of the country’s water ways.”