Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff, (CNS) Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo on Wednesday at the Chief of Naval Staff Annual Conference announced the approval of Kano Naval Base in Kano State.
The CNS disclosed this while on a courtesy visit on the governor of Kano State Abdullahi Ganduje at his office.
“Your Excellency I am glad to inform you that, the Nigerian Naval Board, has approved the establishment of Naval Base in Kano.
He said this approval falls among other Naval Bases approved by the Board in some selected states,”.
“We are equally thankful to His Excellency’s effort and support, by allocating 100 hectares of land for our new Naval Base in the state.
He added, “We have already appointed the Acting Commander of the Base, who is Captain Muhammad Abubakar Alhassan who should, henceforth, be part of the security architecture of the state.”
Ganduje said when the Base is established,” it will contribute to showcase the effort of the Nigerian Navy for keeping the nation as one indivisible nation.”
“Your choice of Kano shows how confident you are concerning the security and safety of the state. It also tells others that Kano is safe, secured and peaceful.” Ganduje said.
“We are very grateful for the choice of Kano to have a Naval Base. This is highly instrumental. It gives us more and more courage to be above board in securing our dear state.
The newly appointed acting Commander of your Naval Base in Kano, will now be part of our security architecture. He will always be invited for our routine security meetings,” Governor Ganduje said.
