70,000 Barrels of Crude Oil Lost

The police have begun investigation into the disappearance of a ship laden with crude oil, reportedly diverted to Nigeria’s territorial waters.

A competent police source told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the ship, with more than 70,000 barrels of crude oil, was on a voyage from Panama to Tema Port in Ghana when it was diverted.

The source said that an order from the office of the Inspector-General of Police was being awaited before commencement of full investigation.

The Navy, however, said it was not aware of the missing vessel.

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While it was not the fault of anyone from Nigeria, this tanker incident has revealed many things about cross-organization in the Nigerian Government. The police in Nigeria were aware of the tanker, but the Navy was not. The department seemingly most suited to the investigation should be aware of the incident, but they are not.
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North Korea Offers Military Pact with Nigeria

The Flagship of the Nigerian Navy

The People's Democratic Republic of North Korea yesterday solicited a military pact with Nigeria to deepen the two countries' cooperation on military matters.

The country's Ambassador, Ri Chan Ho, told Defence Minister, Yayale Ahmed, in Abuja that both Korea and Nigeria attached great importance to military matters and have a lot to learn from each other.

He listed such areas to be covered by the pact to include barracks development and boat building, saying that his country has enormous capability to deliver for Nigeria in these areas.

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This concise article discusses the possibility of a military agreement between North Korea and Nigeria. The seriousness of the offer is not known, but an offer of military support between North Korea and a democratic country with a pre-existing military pact with the United States such as Nigeria seems odd and unlikely.
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