Sunday, June 07, 2009 Pirates Free Nigerian Tugboat, Crew After 302 Days – The Guardian
June 7, 2009 by tim
Somalia pirates have released a Nigerian tugboat after holding it and its crew hostage for 10 months, putting an end to the longest such hijacking off the coast of Somalia.
The hostages include Graham Egbegi (Captain), David Akpoguma, Namo Musa, Usman Ochoche Agida, Lucky Edoja, John Nkanu, Effiong Joseph, Emma Okon Timothy, Okuns Kalikio, and Bassey Etim. They are from Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Benue and Nasarawa States.
