Tag Archives: Pirates

The efforts of men of the Nigerian Navy paid off in their campaign to stamp out the notoriety of pirates on the sea as three pirates arrested for hijacking an Equatorial Guinea flagged vessel, MV ELOBEY VI have been convicted.

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A police team in search and rescue operation have arrested 17 pirates and confiscated their two boats three days after some pirates operating on two gun boats mounted with one mechine gun and two AK 47 rifle had attacked some policemen escorting some VIPs in River State.

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Twelve notorious pirates have attacked and kidnapped some policemen and some Very Important Personality (VIP) they were escorting in Rivers State.

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Pirates have seized 11 crew members from the container ship Pomerenia Sky off the coast of Nigeria. The Liberia-flagged vessel was headed for the Nigerian port of Onne on Saturday morning when the attack occurred, reports ship manager Midocean (IOM). Those abducted include eight from Poland, two Filipinos and a Ukrainian. Nine crew members remain on board the vessel and are reportedly …

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