Nigeria, West African countries lose $1.9bn to piracy

Nigeria, West African countries lose $1.9bn to piracy — UN

Anniken Huitfeldt, Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs

West African countries including Nigeria have been losing about $1.9 billion yearly to piracy in the Gulf of Guinean region, a new United Nations report, has said. According to the report tagged ‘Pirates of the Gulf of Guinea: A Cost Analysis for the Coastal States,’ the surge of maritime pir

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