Report: Pirates paid $400,000 ransoms in West Africa

Ransoms of up to $400,000 have been paid to gangs which hijacked ships in the Gulf…

Pirates release Turkish crewmen captured off Nigeria’s coast

Six Turkish crew members on a private tanker who were taken captive two weeks ago by…

Pirates attack passenger boat in Bayelsa, abduct two women, children

Gunmen suspected to be sea pirates on Saturday attacked a passenger speed boat near Kiberi-Bio, on the Ogbia-Nembe-Brass…

Nigerian pirates attack tanker off Ivory Coast

Armed pirates robbed an petroleum products tanker near Ivory Coast’s port of Abidjan, a maritime agency…

Pirates kill 4, injure others in Ondo

Four members of a private security outfit operating in the coastal area of Ese-Odo council in…

Navy warns pirates, oil thieves

The Nigeria Navy at the weekend warned persons conducting illegal activities within the country’s territorial waters,…

Niger Delta pirates strike again

Niger Delta pirates strike again Abduct Ukrainian Captain and Greek Engineer Pirates have attacked an oil…

Navy tasks personnel on sea robbers, pirates

The Nigerian Navy has said it will not relent in its fight against sea robbers and…

Pirates steal boats, injure passengers

Pirates numbering over 12 on Wednesday in Mbo high seas, Mbo Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom…