 The Center for African Liberation and Socioeconomic Rights, Carl Sir, has raised an alarm over an alleged plot to blackmail the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Emmanuel O'Gala. Speaking at a press conference on Monday in Abuja, convener Professor Thomas Uzah said all thieves are on the prowl, seeking the head of the Naval Chief for thwarting their illicit businesses. Nigerian Navy in recent times has rejigged its operation, which has resulted in a drastic reduction of illicit trade in the nation's waterways. This position has preached the Nigerian Navy against those vested interests that have milked the country dry through illicit activities. Therefore, the allegations of corruption crude, oil theft and procurement fraud leveled against the Chief of Naval Staff are a manifestation of the slander campaign. Unchestrated by those illicit businesses have suffered setbacks as a result of the improved operational efficiency of the Nigerian Navy, since the appointment of Vice-Admiral Emmanuel O'Gala as the Chief of Naval Staff. Oil thieves are on the prowl, seeking the head of the Chief of Naval Staff as a means of getting him out of the way so that he can continue with the illicit trade. The allegations that the Chief of Naval Staff received monies in exchange for granting passage to vessels loaded with stolen crude oil remain a figment of the imagination of the promoters of the story.