July 2013 Governer Seriake Dickson of the Bayelsa State in South Nigeria recently spoke to media about the threat of oil theft in the Niger Delta. He said that many militant groups use oil theft to finance their violent campaigns in the region. Dikson spoke of his concern for the rising complexity of these organizations that engage in oil theft and […]
West Africa seeks anti-piracy force
Leaders from countries in West Africa have appealed to the international community to assemble a naval task-force to combat the rising risk of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. At a recent meeting of West African leaders, the president of the Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara said that pirates needed to be handled with firmness. While international efforts have […]
African Military Chiefs to Convene
July 2013 An urgent international conference will soon be held on West African piracy. The Nigerian Navy Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral DJ Ezeoba, has recently called on regional military officials to convene to discuss possible solutions to the growing problem. The Gulf of Guinea is currently one of the most unsafe routes for shipping vessels […]
Nigeria’s Piracy
June 2013 With the recent reduction in piracy off the coast of Somalia, attention is now being drawn to the other side of the continent. Piracy is beginning the plague the entire Gulf of Guinea, but Nigeria is where most of the pirate attacks seem to occur. A recent report from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) […]
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