‘Big move’: worrying new trend as pirates overwhelm ship off Nigeria

With one dead and 15 kidnapped, attack is a ‘game-changer’ and Nigeria is under pressure to do more to protect sailors

26 January 2021 - 20:21 By Jonathan Spicer and Irem Koca

Pirates off Nigeria’s coast kidnapped 15 sailors from a Turkish-crewed container ship in the Gulf of Guinea on Saturday in a brazen and violent attack that was further from shore than usual...

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