Tag: JTF
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GoG military exercise starts
Nigeria joins military exercise in Gulf of Guinea The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday deployed six warships and 65 gunboats in a joint multinational maritime exercise comprising navies from 16 countries. […]
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Delta hostages rescued
Nigerian troops rescue 3 Russian sailors, 2 others after raid of pirates’ hideout By Sumaila Ogbaje Three Russian sailors, one Ukrainian and one Equatorial Guinean kidnapped by pirates since 9 […]
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Covid piracy surge?
by Theo Locherer The last quarterly report from the International Maritime Bureau shows the negative effects of the Covid-19 on maritime security. There tend to be significant upswings of piracy […]
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WAF piracy: media to blame?
West African piracy remains a threat but attacks are not becoming more frequent despite headline-grabbing abduction stories in the media. That is the view of Dirk Siebels, senior analyst at […]
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JTF denies bombing
Militancy threat in election year. JTF denies ‘bombing’ of oil facility in Bayelsa A Niger Delta militant group known as Koluama Seven Brothers has reportedly carried out a “warning” strike […]
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Delta oil theft woes
Despite fight against thieves, problem persists. A’Ibom Elders Raise The Alarm Over Oil Theft In Niger Delta By Idongesit Ashameri Akwa Ibom elders have raised alarm over what they described […]
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JTF pirate arrest
Information provided by locals. JTF destroys militant camps, arrests suspected pirates, others in Niger Delta By Wale Odunsi The Joint Task Force, JTF, Operation Delta Safe has destroyed active militant […]
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JTF Delta crackdown
JTF continue crackdown. Nigerian military taskforce destroys 156 boats, 300 refineries in Niger Delta The Commander of the joint military taskforce operating in the Niger Delta, Operation Delta Safe, Rear […]
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Poacher, meet gamekeeper
Corruption a constant concern. NSCDC probes commandants for illegal bunkering Adelani Adepegba The Commandant-General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abdullahi Muhammadu, has set up a team to investigate some […]
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Black market oil
The higher the barrel price, the higher the crime rate. Oil’s $133 Billion Black Market By Yale Global Oil is still the world’s leading energy source, with growing demand, a fluctuating […]