Tag: nigerian waters
Vessel assured of safety on Nigerian waters
Ms. Hadiza Bala-Usman,the Managing Director, Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), has assured that the agency would ensure the safety and security…
5 Poles kidnapped on Nigerian waters ‘safe and sound’
The captain and four other Polish seamen abducted from a ship off Nigeria’s coast last week are fine and called…
Pirates kidnap 2 foreigners in fresh strike off Nigeria
Pirates have attacked an oil products tanker off the coast of Nigeria and kidnapped its Ukrainian captain and a Greek…
2 kidnapped American sailors freed in Nigeria
The United States has announced the release of two Americans kidnapped by pirates off southern Nigeria in October. “We welcome…
Air Force To Deploy War Planes Against Pirates
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is set to deploy its war planes to fight piracy on Nigerian waters. This was…
4 sailors captured in Nigerian waters
A few days after Nigerian kidnappers freed 5 workers of the Hyundai Heavy Industries in Bayelsa state, pirates have attacked…
Pirates kidnap 5 Indians off Nigerian coastline
Well armed pirates who stormed and ransacked an oil tanker off Nigeria have kidnapped five Indian crew members, said a…
Task Force Bust Arm Trafficking Syndicate
Operatives of the Task Force currently battling criminals on Nigerian waters were recently treated to a startling revelation in Lagos.…
AFP: 6 Russians kidnapped off Nigeria freed
Six Russians and an Estonian kidnapped from a ship off Nigeria on October 15 have been released, French oil industry…
Security Operatives Raid Pirates’ Den, Arrest Leader
Efforts by a combined team of anti-piracy operatives on the high seas have paid off with the smashing of a…
Pirates strike again in Nigerian waters, hijack oil tanker
Pirates have hijacked a Singapore-owned oil tanker in Nigerian waters, the third attack in just over two weeks in the…
Ship’s crew aborts pirate hijack off Nigeria
Pirates attacked a Greek-owned oil tanker off Nigeria Friday but failed to hijack the ship after the crew hid in…