The Chief of Naval Staff is the highest ranking military officer of the Nigerian Navy.^[1] The position is often occupied by the most senior commissioned officer appointed by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.^[2] The Chief of Naval Staff reports to the Chief of Defence Staff, who also reports to the Defence Minister.^[3] The Statutory duty of the Officer is to formulate and execute policies towards the highest attainment of National Security and operational competence of the Nigerian Navy.^[4] The current Chief of Naval Staff is Ibok Ekwe Ibas who was appointed on July 13, 2015 by President Muhammadu Buhari to succeeded Usman Oyibe Jibrin.</ref>