Navy rescues 22 victims of sea robbery, recovers hijacked boat.

The navy stated that the rescue operation took place following the attack on a passenger boat travelling from Henshaw Town Beach in Calabar to Utan Uyata, Ibaka, on 11 August.

By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigerian Navy has rescued 22 passengers following the hijacking of a wooden passenger boat by suspected sea robbers along the Calabar–Oron–Ibaka waterway in Akwa Ibom State. The operation, conducted on August 11, 2026, was carried out by personnel of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ibaka, in co