Pirates have abducted three Nigerians in an attack on an oil industry supply vessel off Nigeria, Bourbon, the French company operating the boat said.
According to AFP, the attack on the crew boat occurred on April 8, “off the Nigerian coast.”
“The three crew members of Nigerian nationality have been kidnapped,” the company said, adding an emergency unit based in Nigeria was immediately activated.
In recent times, the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa has seen numerous pirates attacks , sparking concern it is becoming a new centre of piracy in Africa.
Between January and September last year the area recorded 33 incidents of piracy and armed robbery, according to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB).
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