Mr Ahunanya said the vessel was en route from Gabon to Calabar with scrap materials and other logistics.
Mr Bala said the victims were reunited with their families after undergoing medical examinations at the Naval Reference Hospital in Calabar.
The commanding officer, Aliyu Abdullahi, said during the donation that the gesture was to promote waterway safety.
The commanding officer said the suspects’ intention was to smuggle the product from Nigeria into the Republic of Cameroun.
The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base in Ibaka, Akwa Ibom, has arrested three suspected drug dealers and impounded illicit drugs worth N500 million.
Mr Aneke said that the suspects were arrested on Tuesday, at about 8:30am. .
The police command in Akwa Ibom has confirmed the abduction of a naval rating and seven others in Ibaka LGA.
Mr Aneke said the navy base received an intelligence report of suspected smuggling activity within her area of operation.
Mr Fubara said Rivers people had been oppressed for a long time
Mr Aneke said the Navy was committed towards detecting every criminal move around its operational area.
