Maritime Piracy in Nigeria: Old Wine in New Bottles?

Montclos, Marc-Antoine Pérouse de

doi:10.1080/1057610x.2012.684651

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“…After furnishing us with the information, they would make part payment, and after the hijack, they would pay us the balance” (Usman 2012 ). Similarly, Perouse de Montclos ( 2012 ), claims that some Navy, Customs and Ports Authority staff collude with the pirates by providing insider information, to unleash piracy and armed robbery on vessels navigating the high seas, in the hope to share the proceeds among the parties.…”

Section: Contemporary Sea Piracy In the Niger Delta And The Gulf Of Gmentioning

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“…With mobile phone technology, pirates who are mainly male youths can get hold of their required targets. Moreover, from street protests and international lobbying to sabotages and armed struggle, the politicisation of rebel and criminal groups certainly played a vital role in the development of contemporary piracy in Nigeria (Perouse de Montclos 2012 ). It is interesting to note that all maritime pirates are virtually good or rather skilled swimmers.…”

Section: Contemporary Sea Piracy In the Niger Delta And The Gulf Of Gmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is interesting to note that all maritime pirates are virtually good or rather skilled swimmers. They are likely to come from coastal communities (Perouse de Montclos 2012 ), which is why piratical activities in Nigeria are dominant in the South and South West of the country.…”

Section: Contemporary Sea Piracy In the Niger Delta And The Gulf Of Gmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploring Contemporary Sea Piracy in Nigeria, the Niger Delta and the Gulf of Guinea

Nwalozie

2020

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Piracy is a global crime which impedes the free movement of ships containing people and goods, with its attendant economic ramifications. The perpetrators are usually heavily armed, with sophisticated weapons to enable them to hijack a vessel or vessels and redirect them to their desired location for the payment of an expected ransom. This paper thematically explores contemporary piracy in the African state of Nigeria, the Niger Delta and the Gulf of Guinea. Nigeria is undeniably a rich country based on its economic, agricultural and population advantages, but criminal activities like piracy have been a significant disadvantage. Most of the piracy activities happening in Nigeria are mainly located in the Niger Delta region, the heart of Nigeria's oil and gas exploration. Some of the unemployed youths of the region use piracy activities as a fightback against the so-called "resource control" embarked upon by the Federal Government of Nigeria, which disadvantages them.

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Section: Contemporary Sea Piracy In the Niger Delta And The Gulf Of Gmentioning

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Exploring Contemporary Sea Piracy in Nigeria, the Niger Delta and the Gulf of Guinea

Nwalozie

2020

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“…In order for the above to take place at all, the presence of two ships is required. Maritime piracy is no longer limited to petty crime, but includes hijacking, arms smuggling and "bunkering" or illegal wiretapping, theft and sale of crude oil in large quantities [12]. Pirates that do not have a Global Positioning System (GPS) do not have night vision or a ladder to climb an oil rig or a supply ship, so both weapons and vessels needed to be modernized.…”

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Maritime Challenges in Crisis Times

Agbaba

2020

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The world today is extremely well connected and heavily dependent on maritime trade. The shipping market is the result of global production and as such is subject to cyclical changes, incidents and expansions. As part of such a market, maritime transport is vulnerable to external factors, such as international trade, political situations, financial trends, technological developments and legislation, which may directly or indirectly affect demand in the sector or similar. The negative effects of these changes are reflected in lower freight rates, lower daily rental prices and reduced prices of new or used boats. Maritime crisis have significantly affected income, wages, number of employees and similar. In this regard, the crisis management process plays a key role in reorienting strategies and structural reorganization. In order to ensure the development of the maritime sector, it is necessary to constantly invest in the growth of transport capacities, deepen ports, build new terminals and modernize existing ones. It also requires the advanced transport development and application, technological, technical, economic, organizational and commercial measures, in order to adapt to the environment. The efficiency of the maritime sector generally strengthens the country’s international and political position, as its activities are linked to international economic cooperation, attracting foreign investment, membership in international organizations and other key factors.

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“…64 In Nigeria, grievances have been claimed to be one of the reasons for piracy (in addition to greed), such as in response to oil companies failing to respect their agreements with coastal communities, and pirates have also (like in Somalia) claimed to be reacting to illegal fishing and pollution. 65 On the other hand, it seems that instances of Somali piracy are more likely to be permissible than elsewhere. First, this is because of the degree of poverty in Somalia, which means that Somali pirates are likely to be in an even worse situation and so more likely to have just cause for their resort to piracy and perhaps right intention and motive.…”

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Justa piratica: the ethics of piracy

PATTISON

2013

Rev. Int. Stud.

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There has been widespread and vociferous condemnation of Somali piracy and several states have used force against the pirates. This reflects the prevailing view of pirates as belligerents and aggressors who act wrongly. In this article, I challenge this view by defending the conditional moral permissibility of piracy. More specifically, I first argue that piracy can be morally permissible when certain conditions are met. These are what I call the principles of ‘justa piratica’, that is, the principles of just piracy. Second, I claim that these conditions are likely to apply to some Somali pirates. Third, as a corollary, I argue that the case of piracy shows that one of the shibboleths of Just War Theory – that a war cannot be just on both sides – is mistaken.

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Maritime Piracy in Nigeria: Old Wine in New Bottles?

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Exploring Contemporary Sea Piracy in Nigeria, the Niger Delta and the Gulf of Guinea

Exploring Contemporary Sea Piracy in Nigeria, the Niger Delta and the Gulf of Guinea

Maritime Challenges in Crisis Times

Justa piratica: the ethics of piracy

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