Director-General, NIMASA, Bashir Jamoh
The relative success that has been recorded in the last five months in the fight against insecurity in the Nigerian maritime environment is proof of what could be achieved when a collaborative approach is adopted in tackling a common problem. It is evidence of the result of teamwork by stakeholders, with each playing its own role as a vital link in the chain or an important part of the whole.
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) rolled out the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, otherwise known as the Deep Blue Project, in February this year to tackle headlong maritime crimes like piracy and armed robbery that had for many years given the Gulf of Guinea, of which Nigeria is a part, the unenviable tag of the least secure and unsafe maritime environment in the world.