Tag: armed robbery

  • JFT nabs pirates in Nigeria

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    Blames men for all the local maritime crime… JTF arrests four pirates, seizes arms, ammunition The Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Pulo Shield, has arrested four suspected sea pirates at […]

  • UAE warns fishing fleet over robberies

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    Moves to equip all boats with GPS. Watch out for robbers while out at sea, fishermen warned Coastguards have warned fishermen to protect themselves against being robbed while out at […]

  • Ship attacks in Asia up 22% in 2014

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    ReCAAP holds meeting of governing council. Ship attacks in Asia up 22% in 2014 Crystal Chan More ships were the targets of pirates and armed robbers in Asia in 2014, as the […]

  • Marine police cripple theft syndicate

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    Armed robbers arrested. Marine police cripple theft syndicate operating at sea Low Sock Ken JOHOR BARU: The Region Two Marine Police Force (PPM) crippled a theft syndicate operating at sea […]

  • Pirates turn waterways into battlefield

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    Security issues continue to plague Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Pirates turn Southern Ijaw, Ogbia waterways to battlefield By Samuel Oyadongha & Emem Idio IGBOMOTORU—The waterways are the most dangerous place to […]

  • Maritime workers threaten piracy boycott

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    Piracy threat could force workers to strike. Maritime Workers Threaten To Withdraw Service Over Pirates Attacks In Bayelsa Maritime workers in Bayelsa State have threatened to withdraw their services in […]

  • Nigeria: Bayelsa and its creeks of death

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    Armed robbers and pirates attacking and killing locals in Niger Delta Nigeria: Bayelsa and its creeks of death BY MIKE ODIEGWU Mrs. Timi Iyabi, a young woman in her early […]

  • Nigerian piracy: locals beg for help

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    Situation in riverine areas is becoming intolerable for locals. Piracy: Bayelsans beg government to declare state of emergency on waterways BY Samuel Oyadongha Yenagoa—Worried by the upsurge in attacks by […]

  • Bayelsans bemoan killings by pirates

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    Armed robbery continues in Niger Delta. Bayelsans bemoan killings by pirates Written by Willie Etim, Yenagoa TRAVELLERS and members of the Maritime Workers Union in Bayelsa State have raised alarm […]

  • Move to beef up sea patrols

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    Aftermath of LNG tanker robbery. Move to beef up sea patrols Rhondor Dowlat In a bid to curb sea robberies, Minister of Transport Stephen Cadiz assured that security measures will […]

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