Nigeria’s piracy problem

on August 8, 2018

When “now” means “still”.

Nigeria water’s now worse than Somalia

By Godwin Oritse

For the second consecutive quarter in 2018, the global maritime report on piracy has put Nigeria on the spot, occupying number one position in the number of recorded attacks against vessels in the second quarter 2018, Q2’18.

The first six months of 2018 saw a significant rise in the number of recorded piracy and armed robbery incidents in the Gulf of Guinea region compared to the same period in 2017.

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Source: vanguardngr.com

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