Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has enjoined personnel of the Nigerian Navy, not to take the laws into their hands and desist from acts that could bring the service to disrepute.

Ibas spoke in Abuja at the end of the 2018 Third Quarter Route March, saying the Nigerian Navy would continue to perform its constitutional role in collaboration with other security agencies to improve national security.

Ibas who spoke through Chief of Administration, Naval Head Quarters, Rear Admiral Jatau Luka, said it was noteworthy to reinstate that the Nigerian Navy has been a formidable partner in the internal security across the country.

“To this end, I enjoin you all to perform these duties diligently and with utmost regard to human rights.

” May I quickly add, that you should not engage in any acts of misdemeanor or taking the laws into your hands that could bring the service to disrepute in the course of national service.

” I wish to reaffirm also that the Nigerian Navy will continue to support you by way of providing critical requirements for optimal performance

“Expectedly, you are to exhibit total dedication and unflinching support to our democracy,” Ibas said.

Ibas said operational efficiency and combat readiness are predicated on mental and physical fitness of the armed forces.

” Therefore, this exercise is aimed at developing personnel towards enhancing physical and mental alertness to meet the dynamics of contemporary security operations,’’ he said

On the 2019 elections, Ibas pledged that the Navy would assist the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in the distribution of election materials to the riverine areas.

He said the Navy would not only protect the materials in areas across the country not accessible by roads, but also provide effective security in the nation’s waterways.