Nigerian pirates kidnap crew

on August 3, 2017

Attack comes despite increased effort by Nigerian Navy.

Nigerian Pirates kidnap Moroccan crew

Nigerian pirates have kidnapped five crew members, three of them from Morocco, from a general cargo vessel identified as the Panama-flagged Oya 1 around 15 nautical miles south west of Bonny Island.

The kidnapping, according to World Maritime News, quoting Moroccan media, occurred 31 July. The attack was confirmed by IMB Piracy Reporting Centre.

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Source: nan.ng

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