![]() The Nigerian navy operates the former Coast Guard Cutter Chase, now NS Thunder, and NNS Okpana. It is the biggest naval base in Sub Sahara Africa. It covers the sea and coastal areas from the Nigeria/Benin border at Long 002o 49’ E to Long 006o E in Delta State from the Nigerian coastline to the limit of the nation’s EEZ. The incredibly big Western Naval Command HQ is located at Apapa in Lagos. The Nigerian Navy Western Naval Command in Apapa, Lagos is one of the largest naval base in Africa. In West Africa the Nigerian Navy is in a league of its own, with more tonnage than the combined navies of all ECOWAS member states combined. ![]() The Nigerian Navy is one of the largest, most powerful and most well-equipped blue-water navy in Afric. No surprise since the Nigerian Army and Air Force bears the brunt of the Boko Haram insurgency. Compared to the Army and Airforce the Nigeria Navy has received little investment in the past decade compared to other branches of the Nigerian military.
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