In a bid to rid Nigeria’s maritime and border corridors of smugglers, the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) Badagry has once again recorded a major breakthrough in its anti-smuggling operations.
According to BO OMOTAYO
Navy Captain
Commanding Officer
Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base Badagry
Friday, 3 October 2025 the Base handed over 419 bags of seized foreign parboiled rice to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command, in line with extant regulations and the Harmonized Standard Operating Procedure (HSOP) for inter-agency collaboration.
The contraband, intercepted at different points along the Badagry–Porto Novo Creek and adjoining backwaters, was seized following intensified surveillance and proactive patrols conducted by the Base Quick Response Teams.
These operations are part of sustained efforts aimed at curtailing the activities of economic saboteurs and their collaborators who persistently exploit Nigeria’s waterways and borderlines for smuggling and other unlawful ventures.
Speaking during the handover, the Commanding Officer FOB Badagry Captain BO Omotayo, ably represented by the Base Admin Officer, Lt Cdr SO Talabi reaffirmed the Navy’s determination to enforce the Federal Government’s policies on maritime security and economic protection. He emphasized that the operations of the Base are guided by the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla’s Strategic
Directive 06–2023, which underscores the need to secure Nigeria’s maritime environment for sustainable socio-economic development.
Captain Omotayo further commended the professional conduct and resilience of officers and men of FOB Badagry in ensuring that smugglers and perpetrators of other cross-border crimes are denied freedom of action. He assured that the Base would continue to intensify intelligence-driven operations, while fostering stronger collaboration with sister security agencies and host communities in the Badagry axis.
The Forward Operating Base Badagry, under the leadership of Navy Captain BO Omotayo remains resolute in delivering on its mandate of securing Nigeria’s maritime domain.
The Base therefore warns perpetrators of illegal activities to desist forthwith, as the Nigerian Navy will not relent in its commitment to protect the nation’s territorial integrity and economic lifelines.