How RMAC is Changing Nigeria’s Fight Against Maritime Crime as an Early Warning System  Nigeria’s vast maritime space has long given criminals room to operate beyond the reach of conventional patrols. But with Maritime Domain Awareness technology and specially trained personnel, the Nigerian Navy is changing how it watches and secures the nation’s waters. At the graduation of 27 officers and ratings from the Regional Maritime Awareness Capability Training School in Apapa, the message was clear: the future of maritime security will depend as much on seeing threats early as it does on responding to them. Chiemelie Ezeobi reports For years, the Nigerian Navy had to patrol a maritime space of more than 84,000 square nautical miles largely by putting ships to sea and hoping they would find the criminals they were looking for.  Today, that search is changing. With Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA), the Navy can increasingly see what is happening across the wate

The Nigerian Navy graduated 27 officers and ratings from the Regional Maritime Awareness Capability (RMAC) Training School in Apapa. The graduates are trained to use Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) technology to monitor Nigeria's waters in real time. The Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, described them as 'the nation's early warning system' against maritime crimes. The training is part of efforts to enhance maritime security and support the blue economy.

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