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PC-NCG CLARIFIES: OUR ROLE IS ADVOCACY, NOT OPERATIONS 

...Warns Public Against Scammers Collecting Money for Fake Coast Guard Recruitment and Training

Published by Wisdom Tide News | August 30, 2026

Abuja, Nigeria – The Provisional Committee of the proposed Nigerian Coast Guard (PC-NCG) has once again disassociated itself from the unauthorised collection of money from unsuspecting Nigerians under the guise of recruitment, enlistment, training, appointment, or commissioning into the proposed Nigerian Coast Guard.

The Committee urges members of the public to beware of individuals and groups demanding payment for recruitment, enlistment, training, appointments, commissions, or conferment of ranks in the name of a Nigerian Coast Guard that has not yet been established as a statutory institution.

In a statement issued in Abuja by the Director of Communications & Public Affairs, Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo, on behalf of the Chief Executive and Accounting Officer, Captain Noah Ichaba, on Sunday, the Committee stressed that advocacy for the lawful establishment of a Nigerian Coast Guard must not be confused with the operation of a statutory Coast Guard.

“Advocating for the lawful establishment of a Nigerian Coast Guard is not the same as operating a statutory Coast Guard,” the statement said.

 

"PC-NCG is an advocacy, facilitation, and preparatory platform supporting the lawful establishment of a Nigerian Coast Guard through constitutional, legislative, and governmental processes.

"The Committee does not recruit personnel into a statutory Nigerian Coast Guard, commission officers or confer statutory ranks and appointments, or collect money for enlistment into a statutory Coast Guard.

"Accordingly, PC-NCG does the not authorise or recognise any purported parallel recruitment, enlistment, or training exercise presented to the public as recruitment into an already-established Nigerian Coast Guard.

"Participation in PC-NCG advocacy activities must not be represented as enlistment, employment, commissioning, or appointment within a statutory Nigerian Coast Guard.

DUE PROCESS, LITIGATION & INSTITUTIONAL INTEGRITY  

"PC-NCG has consistently conducted its advocacy through open and accountable processes and remains committed to lawful engagement with the National Assembly and relevant government institutions.

"In 2022, the activities of the Committee were reviewed by the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) of the Nigeria Police Force. The review did not establish that PC-NCG had constituted or was operating a statutory Nigerian Coast Guard.

"The Committee notes that the Coast Guard establishment process has previously been subjected to legal challenge by persons opposed to it. Those proceedings were dismissed and did not terminate the advocacy process.

"It is therefore a matter of public concern that persons or interests previously associated with opposing the establishment process now seek to project activities under the same proposed Nigerian Coast Guard identity, rather than support the lawful process already underway.

"PC-NCG welcomes every Nigerian or organisation genuinely supporting the lawful establishment of the institution. However, attempts to appropriate or circumvent the established advocacy process, while using the name, structure, ranks, uniforms, or identity of the proposed Nigerian Coast Guard to create the impression that a statutory Coast Guard already exists, are unacceptable.

"Those who genuinely desire a Nigerian Coast Guard should advance its lawful establishment through constitutional channels, rather than create parallel structures that mislead the public.

PUBLIC NOTICE 

"The public is hereby advised that: Participation in PC-NCG advocacy does not confer statutory status, rank, office, appointment, employment, or operational authority. Until a Nigerian Coast Guard is duly established by law, no individual or group should present itself as a statutory Nigerian Coast Guard by adopting its proposed name, uniforms, ranks, or insignia.

"Any person or organisation demanding money for purported recruitment, enlistment, training, appointment, or commissioning into an "already-existing" Nigerian Coast Guard should be treated with caution.

"Members of the public are strongly advised not to make payments, surrender personal documents, or participate in purported Coast Guard training without independently verifying the legal authority and status of the organisation making such claims.

OUR COMMITMENT  

"PC-NCG remains focused on protecting the integrity of the legislative process, safeguarding the public from misrepresentation, and preserving the credibility of the advocacy process.

"The Committee will continue constructive engagement with the National Assembly and relevant government institutions on funding, jurisdiction, inter-agency coordination, and operational effectiveness to support the emergence of a viable, properly constituted, and professionally regulated Nigerian Coast Guard.

"Our objective is not personal ownership of an institution, but the lawful establishment of a Nigerian Coast Guard that belongs to Nigeria and serves the Nigerian people.

"PC-NCG therefore calls on all stakeholders, maritime professionals, civil society organisations, and members of the public who believe in the establishment of a Nigerian Coast Guard to support the lawful legislative and governmental process, and to reject confusion caused by parallel structures and unauthorised activities.

"The facts and chronology of events are now in the public domain. Nigerians are capable of examining them and drawing informed conclusions, the statement concluded.