Cooperation between government agencies is important to achieve maximum maritime security enforcement. The latest national table-top exercise on maritime security, in Lagos, Nigeria, 14-16 March, discussed this issue.
Representatives from government agencies which form the national implementation committee for the International ship and Port Facilities Security (ISPS) Code took part in the workshop.
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The findings from this exercise will create the basis of a maritime security strategy. This is part of a project to improve the Nigerian Criminal Justice response to maritime crime threats which IMO delivers along with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and is receiving funding from the Government of the United Kingdom.
The table-top exercise was conducted by two IMO consultants and organized in cooperation with Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), driven by a maritime security training programme which IMO delivered in Nigeria from 2015-2017.