The new Flag Officer
Commanding the Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy in Calabar, rear
Admiral Victor Adedipe has said that the command will “weed” out kidnappers
that have been terrorising Cross River State for the past 48 months. Adedipe stated this while responding
to a question on securing the creeks in Calabar, the Cross River capital
suspected to be used as hideouts for kidnappers while on a familiarization tour
of facilities under his command in the state.
“I assure you that within the creeks which we operate for whatever
information we get as pertaining to any of those outlets we are going to weed
them out,” he said.
He said the Navy will work with other security agencies to ensure
peace is sustained and pointed out that by his assessment, they were ready to
combat any challenges.
This comes barely two weeks after he
had warned he was taking over from his predecessor, Rear Admiral James Oluwole
with “renewed vigor to add value to what my predecessor has done in furtherance
of the strategic directive of the Chief of the Naval Staff to ensuring that
peace is further sustained within the area and ensuring those who are planning
and constantly attacking our national resources are put on check.”
The Nation reports that some of the facilities visited
included the Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Akpabuyo; Atimbo Navy Barracks;
Akim Navy Barracks; Nigeria Navy Reference Hospital; Nigeria Navy Primary
School Ikot Ansa; and the Nigerian Navy Ship Victory headquarters in Calabar.
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