A former President of Nigerian Association of Master Mariners (NAMM), Capt. Adewale Ishola, said last weekend that the establishment of a new Maritime Police Command would create better logistics for the command.
Capt Ishola told newsmen in Lagos that the development would accelerate the performance of the command.
He described the establishment of the new command as a welcome development in the maritime industry, adding that the command was long overdue.
He said that it was a good idea to have merged the Marine Police with the Port Police Command.
A former President of Nigerian Association of Master Mariners (NAMM), Capt. Adewale Ishola, said last weekend that the establishment of a new Maritime Police Command would create better logistics for the command.
Capt Ishola told newsmen in Lagos that the development would accelerate the performance of the command.
He described the establishment of the new command as a welcome development in the maritime industry, adding that the command was long overdue.
He said that it was a good idea to have merged the Marine Police with the Port Police Command.
Police Spokesman, Mr Frank Mba had said last week that the new Maritime Police Command would be headed by an Assistant Inspector General (AIG), Mr Mark Idakwo.
The Headquarters of the command would be domiciled at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The Maritime Police Command is broken into Western Maritime Command with headquarters in Lagos; the Eastern Maritime Command with headquarters in Port Harcourt, Rivers; and the Marine Command with headquarters also in Lagos.
Each of the subsidiary commands is headed by a Commissioner of Police.
The Maritime Command is charged with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and providing adequate security in the ports and harbours.
The new command is saddled with the task of tackling contemporary security challenges such as armed robbery, piracy, kidnapping, gun running and other related crimes in Nigerian waters.
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