Tag: nigeria
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Four Immigration Officers Kidnapped in Bonny Waterway; Freed 2 Days Later
November 11, 07:00-07:30 UTC: Ten pirates in a higher-capacity speed boat attacked a passenger vessel transporting four immigration officers from Bonny to Port Harcourt, kidnapping all four immigration officers. While […]
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Niger Delta Estimated to Have Lost $1.35bn To Oil Theft in First Quarter
November 05: Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has said that the Niger Delta region lost about 22 million barrels of crude oil, estimated at $1.35 billion to oil theft in […]
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3,378 Bags Of Rice Worth N57 Million Seized From Akwa Ibom Smugglers
October 29: The Nigerian Navy in Akwa Ibom State says it arrested a total of 54 suspected rice smugglers in October 2019. It said 3,378 bags of smuggled rice worth […]
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Local Reports of Three Persons Killed and Five Boats Hijacked In Rivers, Nigeria
November 03: Unconfirmed initial news by local media report that as many as three persons have been killed, an unspecified number have been injured, and up to five boats hijacked […]
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7 Suspected Security Personnel Impersonators Amongst 23 Suspected Oil Thieves Arrested in Last Month in Rivers, Nigeria
October 18: The Nigerian Navy on Friday [October 18] said it arrested seven alleged impostors parading themselves as security personnel in Port Harcourt the day before. Cdr. Murtala Rogo, Base Operations […]
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Tanker Attacked Twice At Apapa Bob Terminal in Lagos
October 06: At 2230 UTC as the ship was berthed and discharging its cargo in APAPA BOP TERMINAL a tanker was attacked by two wooden boats manned with approx. 7/8 […]
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Unauthorized Boarding Aboard Tanker Anchored in Lagos
October 05: While anchored in Lagos secured anchorage, three persons boarded the tanker and were immediately spotted by the duty team. As soon as alarm was raised, the persons escaped […]
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24 Persons Aboard Passenger Boats Reportedly Kidnapped On Bonny Waterway, Nigeria
September 26: An unspecified number of pirates reportedly stormed two passenger boats off the Nigerian coast on Bonny waterway. The boats were reportedly moving towards Bonny Island, the base of […]
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Theft Aboard Vessel at Lagos Secure Anchorage
September 23: On the 23rd September at 0315UTC, an unspecified MV was in LAGOS secure anchorage [11nm off Lagos, Nigeria), in position 06°17’24”N – 003°14’06”E, the watchman on duty noticed […]
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Suspicious Sighting Near Bonny, Nigeria
September 21, 08:55 UTC: On the 21st september at 0855 UTC, in position 03°25’39”N – 007°01’03”E [65nm off Bonny, Nigeria], an unspecified tanker spotted a skiff with 5 to 6 […]