pirates

Pirates hijack 2 passenger boats, throw woman overboard in Rivers

Passengers and seafarers along the Port Harcourt-Abonnema-Kula route in Rivers State, were on Wednesday, thrown…

Two persons shot dead in pirates’ attack in Rivers

Okafor Ofiebor /Port Harcourt Two persons were shot dead after their boats were attacked by…

Police kill 4 suspected pirates in A’Ibom

The suspected pirates had a gun battle with the marine police at Ibeno waterways which…

Court imposes N20m fine each on 3 pirates convicted for hijacking of vessel

The Federal High Court (FHC) Port Harcourt on Tuesday ordered three of the nine accused…

Piracy: Nigeria hands over suspected vessel, crew to Ghana

…GULF OF GUINEA NO LONGER SAFE HAVEN FOR PIRATES-JAMOH …NIGERIA VERY PROFESSIONAL IN HANDLING CASE-…

Police arrest 17 sea pirates in Rivers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Operatives of the Marine Division of the Rivers State Police Command have…

Nigeria to prosecute pirates under new Anti-piracy Law

Inter-agency Collaboration Key to Maritime Security – Jamoh The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency…

Russians among hostages taken by pirates off W/African coast – Embassy says

The Russian Embassy in Benin Republic on Tuesday said three Russians were among seven or…

Cameroon’s elite force move to rescue 28 abducted crew members of oil tanker

Cameroon’s elite force, the Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR), and the Cameroon Navy are on Tuesday…

Pirates kidnap 3 Russian sailors off Cameroon’s coast

Three Russian crew members of a cargo ship have been abducted by pirates near the…