 The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Beirut Gambo, has commended the People's Republic of China for donating military hardware and patrol vessels to the Nigerian Armed Forces, which is set marks another milestone in the bilateral cooperation between Nigeria and China to ensure safe and secured maritime environment. Plus, TV, news, corresponding destiny, Momo tells us more. The atmosphere was indeed that of celebrations as the People's Republic of China showcased generosity to the Nigerian military by gifting them a 46-meter vessel NNS Sagbama as well as other military hardware. The Chief of Naval Staff pointed out that the Nigerian maritime domain will be delisted from its list of prone countries by the International Maritime Bureau. A 46-meter patrol vessel, Nigerian Navy Chief Sagbama was donated by the government of the good people of the Republic of China to support Nigerian Navy operations. That these vessels and others in the fleet have enhanced Nigerian Navy's maritime security operations efforts which significantly reduce piracy within Nigeria's maritime domain as well as the Gulf of Guinea and eventually culminating in delisting Nigeria from the list of piracy prone countries this year. The Chief of Army Staff sincerely tanked the government of the People's Republic of China for this great assistance to the Nigerian Army. The donation of the equipment will certainly go a long way in assisting the Nigerian Army in its efforts to combat security challenges in the country. Nigeria actually recognizes a one-China relationship. Therefore, this donation from the People's Republic of China actually will really consolidate our relationship and we'll only look forward to better relationships both in diplomatic circles as well as in military circles between the two countries. On his part, the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Ko Chan-Chung, said the gesture is a long-standing relationship between the two countries as Nigeria has been a strong supporter of China since 1971. Really is a reflection of a political relationship between China and Nigeria. Everybody recognizes without political consonance we do not to deepen and broaden the military cooperation so I want to let you know military sector, security sector really is a very important indicator for the healthy and also very very we can use the words resounding relationship between Nigeria and China. The donated vessel is to further enhance the Nigeria Navy's presence at sea towards carbon insecurity within the nation's maritime domain and beyond. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.