The Nigerian Navy has recently reacted Calling on the General Public to Jettison the derogatory video circulating on Social Media which showed an unidentified crew member of a service boat, stating that Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS THUNDER) was under distress.
This Information was disclosed through a Press Release, issued on Monday January 30th 2023 through the Director of Information AO Ayo-Vaughan.
In Setting Straight the records of the incident, The Nigerian Navy Advised members of the public to desist from involving the Nigerian Navy in any form of Politicking now and even beyond this election season as they remain apolitical and will not tolerate such careless mischief from individuals or group seeking to do otherwise.
It also said that the Navy, will focus on her statutory responsibility of safeguarding the nation's maritime environment against all forms of Criminality, so that Maritime trade and crucial offshore economic related activities thrive seamlessly.
However, a Post on Twitter by Erasmus Ikhide which revealed the identity of the young man in the video as Mr. Daniel Uyeh, also revealed that he has been detained by the Nigerian Navy.
The post reads :
" This young Man, Mr. Daniel Uyeh is being held in Captivity by the Lawless Nigerian Navy for exposing their incapacitation for saying " Nigerian Warship is sinking and The Navy Does not have the dacilities to to rescue it".