10 pirates bag 48-year imprisonment, NIMASA hails ruling The Punch Published 24 July 2021 A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Friday, sentenced 10 pirates to a total of 48 years each in prison under the Suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime Offences Act for hijacking a Chinese fishing vessel, FV Hai Lu Feng II, in May 2020. This was disclosed by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency in a statement by its Assistant Director, Public Relations, Osagie Edward, titled ‘Maritime Security: 10 pirates bag 48 years imprisonment under SPOMO Act’. It said Justice Ayokunle Faji convicted the defendants 12 years each on all four counts as charged, adding that the 48 years imprisonment is, however, to run concurrently.