The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, has dismissed calls for the creation of a separate coast guard, saying such a move would be unnecessary and counterproductive.
Speaking during his Senate screening, Abbas said the Nigerian Navy already performs the duties of a coast guard and that setting up another agency would amount to duplicating functions.
“We don’t need a separate Coast Guard because the Nigerian Navy already performs those functions.
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