Nigerian Navy has assured residents of its commitment to secure the nation’s territorial waters as well as the security of lives and property.

The assurance was given after a seven-kilometre route march by the Navy and other security agencies in the border town of Badagry, by the Commanding Officer, Forward Operating Base, Captain Olushina Ojebode.

Ojebode who led the march that was joined by Nigerian Air Force, Nigerian Army, the Nigeria Police and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, said the essence of today’s exercise was to enhance operational capabilities of personnel of both agencies in the route march.

According to him, the exercise is also to strengthen the existing cordial relationship among all the security agencies.

Ojebode said the idea was to engender cooperation among the security agencies in the discharge of their responsibilities to enable everyone to work together effectively.

“We want to let everyone know we are always ready and so, if need be to support other sister agencies in the elections, then we will,’’ he said.

Ojebode, however, warned anyone or group, who might be planning to disrupt the elections to have a rethink, saying adequate security arrangements had been made to prevent the breakdown of law and order.

The route march had no fewer than three hundred personnel from the security agencies marching from the navy base at Topo to Badagry and back to the base.