Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar Posted October 13, 2020 Somali Pirates Now Operating In Nigeria, Says NIMASA DG The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Bashir Jamoh, has raised the alarm that Somali pirates are now active in Nigerian waters and the Gulf of Guinea. Jamoh made the disclosure when he received the new Consul-General of the Korean Embassy, Kang Haenggu, and Ambassador Designate of Belgium, Daniel Bertrand, who visited the agency’s headquarters in Lagos. A statement by NIMASA spokesman, Philip Kyanet on Sunday, quoted the NIMASA DG as saying that the pirates often navigated through Nigeria’s maritime boundaries, and sometimes came through the land borders. He said that a maritime intelligence unit established by NIMASA to nip maritime crimes in the bud through identification of early warning signs had revealed a relationship between crimes in the Nigerian maritime domain and the Somali pirates. “We discovered a correlation between crimes in our waters and the activities of the Somali pirates. They have a means of navigating from the coast of Somalia to Nigeria, through the waters of our West African neighbours. In some cases, they enter through the land borders and commission boats to carry out their activities,” he said. Jamoh called for South Korean and Belgian investments in the Nigerian maritime industry, particularly in the areas of wreck removal and shipbuilding, as well as assistance in the training and certification of Nigerian seafarers. The South Korea and Belgium envoys separately acknowledged the security challenges in the Gulf of Guinea and promised to support Nigeria’s efforts to improve security and enhance trade in the Nigerian maritime domain. Xigasho 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
galbeedi Posted October 15, 2020 Is this a new way to make a cash from the European fools. No Somali pirate boat could travel five thousand miles from the Red sea to the Mediterranean and all the way to the southern Atlantic. I think some Somalis from Eyl and Xaradheere should make a contact to this Nigerian guy and make some deal to transfer couple of boats to Lagos and cash in this new enterprise. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar Posted October 15, 2020 I could have understood if the accusations were from an opportunist Kiikuuyo official in Mombaasa. But from all the way Nigeria? Sheeko. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dahireeto Posted October 18, 2020 Haha. I am sure Hobyo boys moved to West Africa to show the Super Eagles how to get things done peacefully. What happened to Boko Haram? They could do their thing and teach piracy too. Walee waa cajiib. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
