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Pirates kidnap seafarer from LNG carrier in Gulf of Guinea

October 20, 2020
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  An LNG carrier has been boarded and attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea,…

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Pirates kidnap seafarer from LNG carrier in Gulf of Guinea

October 19, 2020
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An LNG carrier has been boarded and attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, resulting…

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Kidnappings by pirates up 40% in Gulf of Guinea 

October 15, 2020
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  Kidnappings rose by 40% in the Gulf of Guinea, including Nigeria, in the first nine…

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Nigeria, others begin joint military operation in Gulf of Guinea

October 8, 2020
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  The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday deployed six warships and 65 gunboats in a joint multinational…

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Buhari makes case for strengthening Gulf of Guinea Commission 

July 29, 2020
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  It is in the best interest of member states, and of Nigeria in particular, to…

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Seafarer kidnappings surge in Gulf of Guinea 

July 16, 2020
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  The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has reported a surge in violent hostage taking and kidnappings…

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IMO Secretary-General speaks on piracy in Nigeria, Gulf of Guinea

June 12, 2020
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  Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Kitack Lim, has welcomed the latest initiatives to…

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IMO Secretary-General speaks on piracy in Nigeria, Gulf of Guinea

June 11, 2020
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  Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Kitack Lim, has welcomed the latest initiatives to…

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Pirates board two ships; kidnap seafarers in Gulf of Guinea

May 11, 2020
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  Two new pirate attacks that resulted in the kidnapping of seafarers have been reported in…

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2019 saw unprecedented rise Gulf of Guinea crew kidnappings — IMB 

January 15, 2020
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  Despite declining maritime piracy trends worldwide in 2019, the Gulf of Guinea saw an unprecedented…

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Gbemi Saraki: Nigeria accounts for 70% trade in Gulf of Guinea

November 19, 2019
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  The Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki has disclosed that Nigeria is a…

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Togolese President: Why piracy persists in Gulf of Guinea 

November 19, 2019
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  West African states’ failure to coordinate their response to piracy off their coastline is the…