Out of Deep Blue contract, Italy is back thanks to Eligroup patrol boats

摘要

The Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) should be receiving three refitted Corrubia patrol boats in July. The Italian naval technical specialist Eligroup finished the upgrades to the three vessels earlier this year but has not been able to deliver the boats due to Covid-19-related logistical complications. It was the UK's DG Risk Group, headed by former Royal Marines commando John Justice, that ordered the three boats in partnership with Nigerian logistics and security firm SecPro Africa. DG Risk Group has already provided several patrol boats to the Nigerian security forces and oil groups in the region via a local structure, Southgate Global.