Meanwhile, following the recent up surge in pirate attacks on vessel and abduction of sailors on Nigeria’s territorial and coastal waters, Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside has said that has concluded plans to host a global summit on Piracy.
Speaking on the sideline of the agency’s award night held in Lagos recently, Peterside attributed the incessant pirate attacks on vessels and crew members on the vibrant oil and gas industry in Nigeria.
He also said that the world will gather in Nigeria to discuss maritime security in Nigeria , adding that after the summit, piracy will become a thing of the past in Nigeria.
Although, Peterside was silent on the month and date of the Summit, he how stated that measures will continue to be put in place to reduce or eliminate the menace of piracy
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