Unregulated deployment of unmanned vessels pose threat maritime security —Navy

By Godwin OritseThe Nigerian Navy has warned that the unregulated deployment of unmanned vessels for maritime surveillance could pose serious security risks to the nation’s maritime domain, calling for the development of an appropriate legal framework to regulate their use.Speaking at the 2026 Lagos International Maritime Week, Rear Admiral Daniel Atapa of the Nigerian Navy Hydrographic Department said there was a need to harmonise the various maritime security architectures under a singl