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Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by naptu2: 5:10pm On Jul 16, 2019
Turkish sailors held hostage by armed pirates in Nigeria

16 July 2019


The Nigerian navy has increased patrol boats to tackle piracy

A group of 10 Turkish sailors has been been kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria.

It is believed they are being held for ransom. The company that operate the ship said there are no initial reports of injuries.

This ship was not carrying freight and another eight sailors managed to escape the kidnap.

Pirates stormed the ship in the Gulf of Guinea, the most dangerous sea in the world for shipping.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry said it was in contact with Nigerian and Ghanaian authorities to secure the release of the kidnapped Turkish citizens.

Ömer Çelik, spokesman for the ruling AK Party said the ministry was following the case closely and "working on it".

73% of all sea kidnappings and 92% of hostage-takings occur in the seas off Nigeria, Guinea, Togo, Benin and Cameroon, according to the The International Maritime Bureau (IMB)

However, the organisation has noted a "a welcome and marked decrease" in attacks in the Gulf of Guinea recently due to an increase in Nigerian Navy patrols.

21 incidents were recorded around Nigeria so far this year, compared to 31 in the same period of 2018.

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-africa-49007639?__twitter_impression=true
Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by fernandez1(m): 5:12pm On Jul 16, 2019
The country is so upside down and perishing on the low....the dullard keep mute on security issues... God won't come down to fight our development, we'll have to fight for it by our self but an average Nigerian will say God will help us and that's what our fathers has been saying and the circle continua

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Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by naptu2: 5:19pm On Jul 16, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpGMCLsuD84

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Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by tck2000(m): 5:19pm On Jul 16, 2019
Ha
Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by harkandey(m): 5:20pm On Jul 16, 2019
cheesy grin fear naija people, dem no hear
Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by RDPMAN: 5:22pm On Jul 16, 2019
What??
Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by PrincessB1(f): 5:22pm On Jul 16, 2019
Nawa oh

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Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by Topsodesupport: 5:23pm On Jul 16, 2019
It is worthy of note that this is the 60th kidnapping INCIDENT offshore Nigeria (Gulf of Guinea) in 2019 alone, with hundreds of people kidnapped.
Even locals are kidnapped along with the expats. Mighty, a popular OIM just got released recently.
About 15-20 of these incidents happened offshore Lagos
Only 2 groups claim responsibility for these crimes, and they are both in the Niger Delta region.
So all drilling rigs MUST now spend tens of thousands of dollars to hire naval ships to protect EACH of them.

Expats don't bother staying in PH anymore. From rig to the airport to Lagos or Amsterdam, then off to their country.
How do you expect Niger Delta to develop with this madness?


Kidnappings in the SS and SE NEVER make it to mainstream media, cos the criminals are smart and warn victims NEVER to put it online.

SE roads are worse death traps than anywhere else in Nigeria, in terms of criminal activities. They themselves kill themselves in their thirst for wealth, yet they scream marginalization the most.

Fix up, Ndo

Finally found a place to pour this rant.
When I find the kidnapping map, I'll add it to this post.

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Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by Nobody: 5:23pm On Jul 16, 2019
Welcome to the Jungle
Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by CharleyBright(m): 5:23pm On Jul 16, 2019
Ok ooo.

It is a clear indication that Nigeria is fast becoming one of the most dangerous places on planet earth.
Boko Haram Terrorists, Killer Herdsmen, Armed Bandits, Ritualists, Kidnappers, Armed Robbers, Killer SARS, Cultists, Pirates, Hired Assassins, Area boys, Abortionists etc. Just name it.
Criminality is on the rise under Buhari govt.

Nigeria jaga-jaga, everything scatter- scatter...

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Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by MANNABBQGRILLS: 5:24pm On Jul 16, 2019
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said it was in contact with Nigerian and Ghanaian authorities to secure the release of the kidnapped Turkish citizens.
The FG should do something and act fast about the insecurity in the nation.
All the evil herdsmen, kidnappers and armed robbers should be dealt with ruthlessly.
Our darling Daddy PMB should borrow that brutality from OBJ at least on this one.
This is the time we need GMB, not PMB.

Anyone that want to make your goverment ungovernable KILL THEM ALL Ruthlessly NOW!
And send their evil sponsors to jail for a long time.

Peace is all we need in our nation.

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Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by YesNo(m): 5:24pm On Jul 16, 2019
MORE IMAGE BOOSTING FOR OUR DEAR COUNTRY

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Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by Inspectorsuga22(m): 5:24pm On Jul 16, 2019
Another good news... Congrats buhari

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Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by tstx(m): 5:25pm On Jul 16, 2019
Ehya
Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by KidsNEXTdoor: 5:27pm On Jul 16, 2019
How Buhari still enjoys the support of Yoruba Muslims baffles me..


The country is practically on fire

No leadership... No direction

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Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by careytommy37(m): 5:27pm On Jul 16, 2019
Where are the cows?
Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by IamSoProlific: 5:27pm On Jul 16, 2019
Better Safe than sorry.

If I manage leave this country, this go be my case at the mention of anything Nigeria or Nigerian.

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Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by KidsNEXTdoor: 5:28pm On Jul 16, 2019
post=80329626:
Okay

Stop saying that my friend

It's not... The country is burning

It's people like you that brought the calamity on us all

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Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by Nobody: 5:28pm On Jul 16, 2019
Abeg make this my brothers no go international now angry
We can't afford a fvkking war in Nigeria, no be now abeg. Release them asap



Drabeey was Here
Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by RockHard: 5:28pm On Jul 16, 2019
Abi na 'herdsmen' too? lipsrsealed

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Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by bayelsaowei(m): 5:30pm On Jul 16, 2019
The whole country is uselessly unsecured...this present government has failed in all fronts.. nonsense...

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Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by KidsNEXTdoor: 5:30pm On Jul 16, 2019
post=80329626:

The FG should do something and act fast about the insecurity in the nation.
All the evil herdsmen, kidnappers and armed robbers should be dealt with ruthlessly.
Our darling Daddy PMB should borrow that brutality from OBJ at least on this one.
This is the time we need GMB, not PMB.

Anyone that want to make your goverment ungovernable KILL THEM ALL Ruthlessly NOW!
And send their evil sponsors to jail for a long time.

Peace is all we need in our nation.

Another rubbish talk

Buhari can never be what he's not

He's a living dead man

Little wonder the country is sinking by the minute

Useless zombies everywhere

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Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by emmabest2000(m): 5:31pm On Jul 16, 2019
Damnation

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Re: Turkish Sailors Held Hostage In Nigeria By Armed Pirates by MANNABBQGRILLS: 5:33pm On Jul 16, 2019
GOLDEN WORDS FOR WISE PEOPLE.

Rule 2 in life : Never argue with failure and losers in life.
Rule 4 in life : If you throw stones at every dogs that bark at you on the road, you will never get to where you are going.

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