 The Central Neville Command has reaffirmed its commitment towards securing Nigeria's maritime domain. The flag officer command in Central Neville Command, Rare Admiral Obi Ibuchelam, spoke at the command headquarters in Yenogawa during the 2021 ceremonial sunset of the Navy. Our correspondent, JC AC, was there. The ceremonial sunset, now an annual event of the Navy dates back to the 18th century when it was first observed by the Royal Navy after the 1797 mutiny sent the British fleet. It usually involves the raising and lowering of colors, and in Nigeria it's a period to reflect on the contributions of all naval servicemen to recuperate existence and progress of the nation. In the line of duty, they are faced with several challenges and oftentimes have to pay the supreme prize in order to keep the nation together. Despite this, Rare Admiral Obi Ibuchelam says they are not deterred and assures that the families of fallen heroes will not be abandoned. It is necessary to emphasize that the Central Neville Command remains resolute in the quest to secure Nigeria's maritime domain, particularly our area of responsibility. This is premised on the fact that the nation's economic survival is heavily dependent on sea bone commerce as well as the oil and gas resources in the maritime domain. The entire effort of personnel of the command operating in concert with sister services and agencies have drastically curtailed maritime crimes and illegalities in our area of responsibility. Our efforts and successes, I should admit, have sometimes come at high costs, such as severe injuries and even death. We have lost some fine officers and retains in the line of duty to the country, leaving behind widows and orphans. We are however not deterred in the pursuit of our strategic end state while we remain committed to the well-being of families of our fallen colleagues. We also appreciate the support given to the Central Neville Command by members of the public, sister security agencies and the chief of the Neville staff. Your presence here today gives us great hope and encouragement to re-double our efforts towards our collective quest to ensure that the Central Neville Command area of responsibility becomes a truly safe, secure and prosperous part of Nigeria in order to truly reflect the overall aspiration of the Nigerian Neville. I thank the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muammar Dupwari, GCFA for his unquantifiable support to the Nigerian Neville. May I also thank the Chief of the Neville Staff, Vice Admiral A. Z. Gambo, for his inspiring leadership and uncommon points to take the Nigerian Neville to enviable heights. High points of the event is the decoration of newly promoted left-in-hand commander O. J. Adeyemi with his new rank as Commander in the Nigerian Navy. For Plus TV Africa, I am Jesse, you see.