Nigeria Navy Special Boat Service has received an 11-meter Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) from the U.S. government as part of a longstanding security partnership.
U.S. Consul General Will Stevens, amidst giving remarks at the Boat Transfer Ceremony hosted by the Nigerian Navy at the Joint Maritime Security Training Center in Lagos, noted that the RHIB will aid the Nigeria Navy Special Boat Service quick response in Nigeria’s territorial waters.
General Will added that the strong maritime partnership between United States and Nigeria will further help promoting peace, stability, and security in Africa.
“The donation of the Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat from the U.S. government to the Nigeria Navy Special Boat Service demonstrates the U.S. commitment to enhancing the Nigerian Navy’s maritime interdiction and response capacity throughout Nigeria’s territorial waters and the Gulf of Guinea,” General Stevens said.
Vanguard reports that in May, officers and members of the Nigeria Navy Special Boat Service completed a nine-week Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) alongside a team of U.S. Marine Special Forces.
The JCET is part of a series of U.S. engagements that provide opportunities for the Nigerian military and U.S. elite units to work together, learn from each other, and strengthen relationships.
|Vanguard
