Navy Receives Donated Chinese Patrol Boat
November 01 2022
The Nigerian navy has formally taken delivery of a new patrol boat donated by China, reports the state-owned Federal Radio Corp. of Nigeria.
The 150-foot (46-m) patrol boat was handed over on Oct. 28 during a ceremony in Lagos, reported Military Africa. The vessel appeared of a similar design to the Sagbama, a 125-foot (38-m) patrol boat donated to Nigeria in 2015, the publication said.
The gift is a gesture of goodwill to consolidate bilateral defense ties, said Defense Minister...
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