The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) Badagry, on Friday 3, October 2025, handed over 419 bags of seized foreign parboiled rice to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command in line with extant regulations and the Harmonized Standard Operating Procedure (HSOP) for inter-agency collaboration.
The Naval seizures and handing over was made known through a press release signed by Navy Captain B. O. Omotayo Commanding Officer, Nigeria Navy Forward Operating Base, Badagry, stating, the seizure is part of the Navy’s unwavering drive to rid Nigeria’s maritime and border corridors of illegalities.
The interception and seizures were at different points along the Badagry-Porto Novo Creek and adjoining backwaters, achieved from intensified surveillance and proactive patrols conducted by the Base Quick Response Teams, the press statement reads.
The operations according to the release are part of sustained efforts aimed at curtailing the activities of economic saboteurs and their collaborators who persistently exploit Nigeria’s waterways and borderlines for smuggling and other unlawful ventures.
Speaking during the handover, Captain Omotayo, who was represented by the Base Admin Officer, Lt Cdr S.O Talabi reaffirmed the Navy’s determination to enforce the Federal Government’s policies on maritime security and economic protection.
He emphasized that the operations of the Base are guided by the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla’s Strategic Directive 06-2023, underscoring the need to secure Nigeria’s maritime environment for sustainable socio-economic development.
Captain Omotayo further commended the professional conduct and resilience of officers and men of FOB Badagry in ensuring that smugglers and perpetrators of other cross-border crimes are denied freedom of action.
He assured that the Base would continue to intensify intelligence-driven operations, while fostering stronger collaboration with sister security agencies and host communities in the Badagry axis.
The Forward Operating Base Badagry, under the leadership of Navy Captain B.O Omotayo remains resolute in delivering on its mandate of securing Nigeria’s maritime domain.
The Base therefore warns perpetrators of illegal activities to desist forthwith, as the Nigerian Navy will not relent in its commitment to protect the nation’s territorial integrity and economic lifelines.
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