Pirates Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/pirates/ Reporting Nigeria security Mon, 29 Nov 2021 13:20:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://securitydigestng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Security-Digest-Favicon-32x32.png Pirates Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/pirates/ 32 32 Pirates attack two vessels in Bayelsa, kidnap seven oil workers, kill three persons https://securitydigestng.com/2021/11/29/pirates-attack-vessels-bayelsa/ https://securitydigestng.com/2021/11/29/pirates-attack-vessels-bayelsa/#respond Mon, 29 Nov 2021 13:20:35 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=17909 PIRATES ATTACK TWO VESSELS IN BAYELSA, KIDNAP SEVEN OIL WORKERS, KILL THREE PERSONS Eons Intelligence have gathered that pirates have attacked two vessels in Bayelsa, kidnapping not less than seven oil workers. The incidents occurred around 5.30am on Sunday November 28 in Okoroma and Ogbokiri-Akassa communities of Nembe and Brass LGAs. Sources say the assailants […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2021/11/29/pirates-attack-vessels-bayelsa/feed/ 0 15 sailors kidnapped off Nigeria’s coast freed – Turkey https://securitydigestng.com/2021/02/12/15-sailors-kidnapped-off-nigerias-coast-freed-turkey/ https://securitydigestng.com/2021/02/12/15-sailors-kidnapped-off-nigerias-coast-freed-turkey/#respond Fri, 12 Feb 2021 20:20:29 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=16622 15 sailors kidnapped off Nigeria’s coast freed – Turkey Turkey on Friday announced the release of 15 sailors kidnapped on a cargo vessel off the coast of Nigeria. The crew were kidnapped onboard the vessel last month. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the Mozart’s crew were all in good health and would fly back to […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2021/02/12/15-sailors-kidnapped-off-nigerias-coast-freed-turkey/feed/ 0 Nigerian Navy begins 2-day exercise, deploys six warships, 60 gunboats https://securitydigestng.com/2020/09/23/nigerian-navy-begins-2-day-exercise-deploys-six-warships-60-gunboats/ https://securitydigestng.com/2020/09/23/nigerian-navy-begins-2-day-exercise-deploys-six-warships-60-gunboats/#respond Wed, 23 Sep 2020 07:57:18 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=15734 Nigerian Navy begins 2-day exercise, deploys six warships, 60 gunboats The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday began a two-day exercise code-named ‘Exercise Sanga Sung,’ deploying troops on board six warships, including 60 gunboats, in a special military exercise to tackle pirates, oil smugglers and other criminalities in the nation’s waters. Sanga Sung means Safe Transit in […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2020/09/23/nigerian-navy-begins-2-day-exercise-deploys-six-warships-60-gunboats/feed/ 0 Court Convicts Pirates Involved In Hijack Of Foreign Vessel https://securitydigestng.com/2020/08/11/15542/ https://securitydigestng.com/2020/08/11/15542/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2020 19:22:37 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=15542 Court Convicts Pirates Involved In Hijack Of Foreign Vessel The Federal High Court (FHC) sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted 3 of the 9 accused persons involved in the hijack of an Equatorial Guinea flagged vessel, MV ELOBEY VI off Equatorial Guinea coast, on 21 March 2020. This was disclosed in a statement signed by […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2020/08/11/15542/feed/ 0 Military kills 6 pirates in 2 operations in Bayelsa State, Ijaw leaders kick https://securitydigestng.com/2020/08/06/military-kills-6-pirates-in-2-operations-in-bayelsa-state-ijaw-leaders-kick/ https://securitydigestng.com/2020/08/06/military-kills-6-pirates-in-2-operations-in-bayelsa-state-ijaw-leaders-kick/#respond Thu, 06 Aug 2020 07:46:54 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=15515 Military kills 6 pirates in 2 operations in Bayelsa State, Ijaw leaders kick The Defence Headquarters said troops of Operation DELTA SAFE killed six sea pirates during a raid on their camp at Tukugbene-Ayama Ijaw Local Government Area and the Mbiama East West road of Bayelsa State. Coordinator, Defence Media Operations (DMO), Defence Headquarters, Abuja, […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2020/08/06/military-kills-6-pirates-in-2-operations-in-bayelsa-state-ijaw-leaders-kick/feed/ 0 NIMASA: Nigeria begins trial of pirates arrested on Nigeria’s waters this week https://securitydigestng.com/2020/06/21/nigeria-begins-trial-of-pirates-arrested-on-nigerias-waters-this-week/ https://securitydigestng.com/2020/06/21/nigeria-begins-trial-of-pirates-arrested-on-nigerias-waters-this-week/#respond Sun, 21 Jun 2020 14:11:01 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=14892 Nigeria begins trial of pirates arrested on Nigeria’s waters this week Aiming to rid Nigeria’s waterways of criminalities and reassure the global community that it is getting on top of the security issues in its maritime domain, the country will this week commence the prosecution of suspected pirates under the Suppression of Piracy and Other […]

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