Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Bashir Jamoh, says the agency is collaborating with the Nigerian Navy towards tackling insecurity in the sub-sector.
He said both organisations are working towards tackling threats around vessels anchored in the Secure Anchorage Area (SAA), off the coast of Lagos with deployment of high-tec equipment.
“The deployment is on-going with the primary aim of providing security on the waters and the Gulf of Guinea and tackling the security challenges in shipping.
“We are deploying high-tech assets under the Deep Blue Project to not only deal with piracy and armed robbery in our territorial waters frontally but also respond to the increasing sophistication of these maritime crimes.
