Hunt of the Sea Wolves

AllAfrican.com

Non-compliance with the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code has left the Nigerian maritime industry vulnerable to attack and by extension, the Nigerian state.

Recent developments, including the spate of unchallenged pirates attacks on the nation’s territorial waters, illegal commercial shipping activities on the waters and the latest attack of the Atlas Cove jetty in Lagos with so much ease by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has raised concerns about the state of security at the nation’s seaports.

Daredevil sea robbers recently attacked a petroleum product jetty in Lagos, Ibru jetty, and they successfully siphoned 5,000 tonnes of petroleum products from an indigenous ship, MT Trine Teresa.

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