‘122 seafarers kidnapped in Gulf of Guinea this year’

on December 9, 2020

By Sulaimon Salau

With the latest piracy attack involving the kidnap of four seafarers, 122 crew members have so far been abducted from vessels in the Gulf of Guinea this year.

The latest piracy attack involving a crude oil tanker is estimated by Dryad Global (UK-based maritime security firm) as the 24th confirmed kidnapping incident in the waters of the Gulf of Guinea in 2020.

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Source: guardian.ng

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