Navy Confiscates 26 Speed Boats In Warri

The Operations Officer of NNS DELTA, Warri, Commander Shehu Tasiu, disclosed to the press on Wednesday, that they had seized 26 high speed boats in the area while displaying the boats at the Naval Base, Warri.

The Commander, while addressing the press, said the deed was done in line with the decision of the authorities to clear the waterways of delinquencies, including crude oil theft and piracy.

“The NNS DELTA at various jetties and take-off points in Warri on Tuesday arrested 26 speed boats, fitted with 200 or more horsepower engines and docked them at the Warri naval base. Those who engaged in criminal activities in the waterways relied on the high speed outboard engines to ease their escape. It would be recalled that in January, after the pipeline explosion of Jan. 14 and 15, the ban on the use of high capacity boat engines was reiterated by the headquarters of the Joint Task Force,” he said.

Tasiu also stated that ban had been in force since 2007/2008 in the heat of the Niger Delta crisis and that recently, the crimes in the Warri waterways have been crude oil theft, hijacking of vessels and other boats, pipeline vandalism etc.