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Amid the current festivities, piracy attacks have continued to occur along the Nigerian and Ghanian coasts.
According to reports by global risk intelligence partner, Dryad Maritime, three incidents of piracy were recorded between December 18 and 21 despite the Federal Government’s pledges to nip waterways insecurity in the bud.
These attacks were preluded by a warning from the Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade – Gulf of Guinea, MDAT-GoG on December 17.
It disclosed that a high-risk maritime incident would occur in the coming days in the following countries: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote d’ Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria.