HMS Trent, a British Royal Navy warship, has made its second visit to Lagos, Nigeria, as part of its West Africa regional mission to support British allies and partners in combating piracy, trafficking, and other illegal activities in the region.
The British High Commission, through its Senior Press and Public Affairs Officer, Ndidiamaka Eze, said that the visit would help deliver capacity training and support maritime security in the region.
According to Eze, the warship is in Nigeria solely to assist West African countries to develop capability to fight illegal crimes.
British Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos, Jonny Baxter, said: “This deployment demonstrates how a truly Global Britain is stepping up on the world stage to tackle shared international security challenges.
”Nigeria is an important and valued defence partner for the UK in West Africa. Our two countries face many shared threats and we are keen to work with Nigeria to defeat these and to help improve maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea.”