November 30, (THEWILL) – The Western Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy, on Thursday, said it intercepted two vessels over Illegal Unreported Unregulated (IUU), fishing along the Badagry creeks in Lagos.
A statement by the Command Information Officer, Patricia Okorie, said the vessels have large quantities of fish onboard despite their licence to shrimp only.
Okorie said the arrest was in line with the Chief of the Naval Staff Strategic Directive, towards promoting effective Ocean and maritime governance for a thriving Blue Economy.
