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Security expert spurns Deep Blue Project as incapable of ending piracy in Nigeria

“Piracy and insecurity on our waters are created by NIMASA themselves.
” When you train professionals and you don’t give them jobs, you have tactically trained sea pirates. Every trained and certified seafarer is a potential sea pirate.
“Being a seafarer is a professional job. It is either you use your skill illegally or legally. I don’t see the Deep Blue Assets as the solution to the problem on the ground.

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“NIMASA is supposed to first look at the causes of insecurity in the system. But they are not looking at the causes and they want to solve problems.
“We all know that unemployment is a major reason why we have an increase in insecurity in the maritime system.
“Instead of you creating jobs, you are using the money to invest in one Deep Blue Project, buying fighter jets and you think it will work?
” The question is where are the remaining 2,500 seafarers and what are they doing?
“Is that the person you want to use your fighter jet to fight? I don’t see the solution being provided by NIMASA as the ultimate solution to the problem on the ground.
” Let them create jobs for unemployed seafarers and you will see if the insecurity will not reduce” Oniye noted.
As a better panacea to fighting piracy, the security expert however charged NIMASA to create job opportunities for certified seafarers and create enabling environments in the country for foreign shipbuilding companies in order to make the Cabotage Act work effectively.
“Use the money you are spending on these assets to create jobs for seafarers. The Cabotage Act says vessels must be built in the country, manned, owned, and crewed by Nigerians.
“NIMASA should create an enabling environment for these foreign companies to come to Nigeria and start building vessels.
” Even the Nigeria-owned vessels are not even getting jobs because foreign vessels are taking over their jobs” Oniye declared.
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