Analysis of Maritime piracy and Armed Robbery in the Gulf of Guinea Maritime Domain

Nnadi, Kenneth U.; Nwokedi, Theophilus Chinonyerem; Nwokoro, Ignatius A.; Ndikom, Obed C.; Emeghara, GC; Onyemechi, Chinedum

doi:10.5505/jems.2016.05706

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“…The works of [20][21][22][23] supports the position of the Frustration-Aggression Theory (FAT), in which human frustration may lead to aggressive behavior and/or violence. Reference [11] agrees that frustration ultimately leads to aggression, and aggression always implies that frustration has occurred at some previous time.…”

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Study on the Effects of Maritime Piracy and Sea Robbery on Economic Growth in Nigeria

Ojutalayo,

Boniface,

Ugwu

et al. 2023

Int. J. Soc. Sci. Res.

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The study investigated the effects of the level of global and local attacks against ships on economic development in Nigeria. It also examined the effects of volume of cargo pilfered in Nigeria ports as a result of insecurity on the economic growth in Nigeria. The study employed secondary data sourced from from the Nigerian ports authority, the National bureau for statistics (NBS) and the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), levels of pirate attacks against ships in local and global waters, and volume of cargo pilferages in ports. The multiple regression analysis method was used to analyze the dataset obtained using GDP as the dependent variable while global attacks, local attacks and volume of cargo pilfered were used as independent variables. It was found that the effect of maritime piracy and sea robbery on economic growth and development is expressed by the equation: GDPt = 1638944 + 5745.61GLOTAKSt – 34587.7LOTAKSt + 193.25VOCARPt. This implies that economic growth in Nigeria increase with increase in attacks against ships in global waters, it decreases with increase in attacks against ships in Nigerian maritime domain and increases with increase in volume of cargo pilfered from the ports. A unit increase in level of global attacks increases the GDP by 5745.61 units while a unit increase in local attacks against ships trading in Nigerian waters decreases the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 34587.7 units. Similarly, a unit increase in volume of cargo pilfered from the ports increase the GDP by 193.25 units. It concluded that maritime piracy and sea robbery attacks against ships have significant impact on economic growth and development in Nigeria.

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Study on the Effects of Maritime Piracy and Sea Robbery on Economic Growth in Nigeria

Ojutalayo,

Boniface,

Ugwu

et al. 2023

Int. J. Soc. Sci. Res.

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“…This study observed that the African seaways namely; the coast of the Horn of Africa (HOA) and the Gulf of Aden (GOA); in the East coast of Africa, and the Gulf of Guinea (GOG); in the West coast of Africa dominated by Nigeria in terms of ships and cargo movement, from the year 1999 to date have become mine fields for sea pirates, witnessing intense attacks against ships. [31][32][33][34][35] This threatens maritime security in the zones affecting negatively global trade flows and economic growth in Nigeria. Since 2007, African waters overtook waters off Southeast Asia of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore; of global maritime piracy with much of the global attention in African waters being on Nigeria maritime piracy as a result of the growing presence of the militancy in the area.…”

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Sea piracy and maritime security challenges in the gulf of guinea, 1999 - 2018

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2021

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This study has examined sea piracy and maritime security challenges in the Gulf of Guinea, 1999 – 2018. Available literature and secondary data confirms that Gulf of Guinea continues to remain an area of high concern in the area of sea piracy and maritime security challenges. High profile attacks in the Gulf of Aden, off the Horn of Africa waters, and in the Gulf of Guinea (GG), are mostly caused by Nigerian pirates and thus have elicited renewed international attention to the problems of piracy in the waters of Africa.This study was carried out to ascertain the extent to which hostage taking, oil theft and armed robbery at sea affected the security of vessels in the Gulf of Guinea. The data was analyzed using the quantitative descriptive method; also logical data framework was inclusive that shows the entire study at a glance. Consequently, empirical literature and various analyses in this study revealed that hostage taking, oil theft and armed robbery at sea, have affected the security of vessels in the Gulf of Guinea. The study also found that maritime insecurity in the region have adversely affected investment in the area particularly Nigeria; such as shipping of cargo goods, fishing trawlers, crude oil tankers among other; this allows the development of illegal offshore trade in crude oil and refined petroleum; consequently. Therefore, on the basis of the above analysis, the study concludes that hostage taking, oil theft and armed robbery at sea have significant effect on the security of imperative for Gulf of Guinea states to elect a proactive and pre-emptive leadership that would leverage on their oil affluence to address the problems of unemployment, poverty and deprivation especially in riverine communities, which incubate maritime afflictions.

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“…Studies by Nnadi, et al (2016) note that maritime piracy and sea robbery attacks against ships constitute major threats to maritime security in global waters. Maritime piracy and sea robbery attacks against ships trading in West African waters particularly in the coast of Nigeria over the past two decades has continued unabated, worsening the insecurity challenges in the Gulf of Guinea maritime region.…”

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“…It further defines piracy as any act of inciting or of intentionally facilitating an act aimed at forcefully boarding a ship with apparent intent to commit illegal acts of violence or detention, or any act of depression, committed for purposes of private ends by the crew or passengers of a pirate boat or aircraft in the high seas (Eregha & Irughe, 2009). Thus, many scholars agreed that attacks against ships trading in global waters and territorial sea has far reaching influence on maritime operations, productivity of maritime organizations and socio economic implications on the general society and standard of living (Nnadi et al, 2016;Onuoha, 2012;Beardsly, 2014). Studies by Essien and Adongoi (2015) observed the prevalent incidence of pirate attacks against ships involved in trade in the in coastal communities in the Gulf of Guinea maritime domain threatens maritime security in the zones; affecting negatively global trade flows and economic growth in West Africa.…”

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“…By implication, the revenue of the ports as a critical stakeholder in the wheels of development of the local maritime industry may dwindle, decline and be grossly inadequate to support the developmental needs of the industry and economy. Available empirical studies on piracy and sea robbery attacks in the economy over the years seem to have concentrated determining the trend of the attacks and evaluating the direct economic cost (Nnadi et al, 2016;Onuoha, 2012). The indirect impact on and relationship with port productivity indicators like port revenue, cargo throughput, volume of export and import trade handled by ports, etc., are lacking empirical evidence from scientific studies to justify investment of financial resources in antipiracy programs and policies.…”

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Evaluation of the Relationship between Maritime Piracy and Port Revenue

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The study investigated the relationship between maritime piracy and sea robbery on revenue generated in the Nigerian ports between 1995 and 2013. The study used secondary data sourced from the Nigerian ports authority, and the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) on the port revenue, levels of pirate attacks against ships in local; and global waters, level of cargo pilferages in ports and used for the study. It used multiple regression analysis method to analyze the dataset obtained using port revenue as the dependent variable while global attacks, local attacks and volume of cargo pilfered were used as independent variables. It was found that there is significant relationship between port revenue generated in the Nigerian ports and level of maritime piracy and sea robbery against ships in Nigeria waters. The result indicates that for every unit increase in pirate attacks against ships trading in global waters, revenue generated in the Nigerian ports increased by 60872.47 units. Similarly, for each unit increase in local attacks against ships in Nigerian waters, the revenue generated in the ports increased by 548297.8 units and for a unit increase in level of insecurity induced cargo pilferage in the seaports, port revenue decreases by 562,96 units. It was also found that this is a significant relationship between revenue generated in the ports and maritime piracy and sea robbery against ships in the maritime industry.

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Analysis of Maritime piracy and Armed Robbery in the Gulf of Guinea Maritime Domain

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Study on the Effects of Maritime Piracy and Sea Robbery on Economic Growth in Nigeria

Study on the Effects of Maritime Piracy and Sea Robbery on Economic Growth in Nigeria

Sea piracy and maritime security challenges in the gulf of guinea, 1999 - 2018

Evaluation of the Relationship between Maritime Piracy and Port Revenue

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