Navy allegedly detains lawyer, two others over coast guard bill

The Nigerian Navy has been accused of illegally detaining a Port Harcourt-based lawyer, Kevin Okorie, for supporting a bill to create a Nigerian Coast Guard. Okorie’s wife, Esther, who raised the alarm said her husband was arrested on September 10, 2024, by naval personnel from the Iwofe Aker Base, Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.