Expert Expresses Worry Over Sea Piracy

An expert in the maritime industry, chief Ikechukwu Ollawa, has expressed sorry over the increasing activities of sea pirates and robbery on the nation’s waterway.
Speaking with The Tide yesterday in Port Harcourt, Ollawa said most of the attacks were aimed at fishing trawlers, cargo vessels, oil tankers and service boats as well as passenger speed boats.
He noted with dismay that during such operations, lives and properties of law abiding citizens were lost, while businesses were truncated due to possible attack on trades and their goods.
The expert, said the activities of the pirates were negatively affecting the economy of the nation, and that if not checked, would have effect on imported goods as well as inflow of foreign investment in the country’s maritime sector.
According to him, although,the Nigerian Maritime Administration Safety Agency ( NIMASA), a body that is statutorily charged with the responsibility to check and prevent sea piracy and robbery is doing its best, its best is not enough to curtail the security and apprehend the hoodlums.

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