Jamoh: Sustained Maritime Security Will Lead to Removal of War Risk Insurance
By Our Reporter
The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has said that with sustained security on Nigerian waters and the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) region war risk insurance on Nigerian-bound vessels will be removed.
Jamoh said what the agency has been doing was to continue to sustain the efforts that led to the reduction of piracy results on the waterways and the GoG.
Jamoh spoke when he held a meeting with the Chief of Defense Staff, General Lucky Irabor at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja.
In a statement from the Assistant Director, Public Relations, Osagie Edwards, the DG said, “The removal of War Risk Insurance Premium on Nigerian-bound vessels (and their cargo) is premised on the sustained security of merchant shipping in Nigerian Waters and the greater Gulf of Guinea region.
“We must continue this collaboration to ensure that the gains in recent times regarding the reduction of piracy results in the removal of war risk insurance premium.”
The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has said that with sustained security on Nigerian waters and the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) region war risk insurance on Nigerian-bound vessels will be removed.
Jamoh said what the agency has been doing was to continue to sustain the efforts that led to the reduction of piracy results on the waterways and the GoG.
Jamoh spoke when he held a meeting with the Chief of Defense Staff, General Lucky Irabor at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja.
In a statement from the Assistant Director, Public Relations, Osagie Edwards, the DG said, “The removal of War Risk Insurance Premium on Nigerian-bound vessels (and their cargo) is premised on the sustained security of merchant shipping in Nigerian Waters and the greater Gulf of Guinea region.
“We must continue this collaboration to ensure that the gains in recent times regarding the reduction of piracy results in the removal of war risk insurance premium.”
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