No kidnapping on Nigeria’s territorial waters in 2021

Nigeria did not experience any kidnapping on its territorial waters in 2021, the latest report by the International Maritime Bureau, IMB has revealed.

According to the report, this might be an indication that Nigeria may have eliminated the menace of piracy in its waters.

Sao Tome and Principe top the new piracy list, with the country experiencing 30 kidnappings on its coast with 15 each on January 23, 2021 and February 8, 2021 respectively.

Benin Republic are second after 10 crew members were kidnapped on March 10, 2021, followed by Equatorial Guinea with a total of six kidnapped crew members from a container vessel while a second attack on fishing vessel also took place in Benin on the 31st of May and six crewmen were also kidnapped in the process.

A breakdown of the figure shows that a total of three fishing vessels, two container vessels and a chemical tanker were also attacked.