--- title: Obaseki Inspects Gunboats, Marine Police Post In Gelegele description: Edo State in Nigeria bolster crime forces image: https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/hubfs/Nigeria/Obaseki-inspects-gunboats-marine-police-post-in-Gelegele-.png --- ###### 1 min read # Obaseki Inspects Gunboats, Marine Police Post In Gelegele By: [ Dryad Global ](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/author/dryad-global) on August 27, 2020 at 5:31 PM [Maritime Security](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/maritime-security) [Nigeria](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/nigeria) [Benin](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/benin) [gulf of guinea](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/gulf-of-guinea) - [**](https://twitter.com/GlobalDryad) - [**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dryad-global/) - [**](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZSIjPkeq7iDcsj4r9TF9mg?sub_confirmation=1) ![Featured Image](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/hubfs/Nigeria/Obaseki-inspects-gunboats-marine-police-post-in-Gelegele-.png) **Nigeria: Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, inspected eight gun boats, marine police post and accommodation for security personnel, among other projects executed by the state government to check criminality and insecurity in the riverine community of Gelegele and environs, in Ovia North East Local Government Area of the state.** ![Obaseki-inspects-gunboats-marine-police-post-in-Gelegele-](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Nigeria/Obaseki-inspects-gunboats-marine-police-post-in-Gelegele-.png?width=242&name=Obaseki-inspects-gunboats-marine-police-post-in-Gelegele-.png)The governor who was accompanied by his deputy, Philip Shaibu, said the facility tour was part of his reelection campaign programme in the local government area. Addressing journalists in Gelegele, Obaseki said, “We are here to assess the security investment we have made in the Gelegele community. You can see that we have built a Marine Police Post and accommodation for the Marine police establishment here. “This is a very porous waterway that leads to Ondo State and the rest of the Niger Delta. It is important we secure the community against pirates and kidnappers. “In addition to the investment made for the Nigeria Police in terms of building an accommodation and a police station, we have also bought four gun boats and four ancillary patrol boats. We have eight gun boats, which the state government invested in for the police to secure this axis." 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