sea pirates

The Nigerian Navy on Friday at Masunkiri in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa, arrested four suspected sea pirates in the ongoing operations in the Niger Delta, code named, Exercise Eagle Eye. Exercise Eagle Eye, launched on Thursday in Warri is the annual sea inspection operation by...

Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, the Chief of Naval Staff, says the navy has reduced incessant attacks on merchant ships by pirates on the nation’s territorial waters. Ibas who spoke on Friday in Onne, Rivers, at the launch of an operation, codenamed “Tsare Teku III,” said deployment of several...

The Nigerian Navy has foiled an attempt by suspected sea pirates to hijack and abduct 13 foreign nationals on board a merchant ship leaving Nigeria for Cameroon. Briefing journalists on Friday at Bonny, Rivers, Capt. Mustapha Hassan, the Commanding Officer of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS)...

The Nigerian Navy has declared a certain Mr Charles Ekpemefumor alias Charles Parker wanted over his alleged role in the hijack of a vessel, MT MAXIMUS with 18 crew members and carrying 4,368.203mt of gas oil. The vessel was hijacked on February 11, 2016 by a group of suspected pirates off Cote...