A
suspected kingpin of pirates linked to the hijack of oil vessels on the West
African coast has been arrested in Lagos by a joint task force of the navy
NIMASA and Global West.
The
suspect who has reportedly made useful confessional statement to security
agencies described himself as commander of ‘ship hijackers in the country. “If
you call me commander of ship hijackers in the country, you might be right
because I am the leader,” he was quoted as saying.
suspect who has reportedly made useful confessional statement to security
agencies described himself as commander of ‘ship hijackers in the country. “If
you call me commander of ship hijackers in the country, you might be right
because I am the leader,” he was quoted as saying.
He
confessed to have been part of the recent hijacking of the vessel MT Energy
Centurion, for which he got N10million as his own share of the proceed of the
operation.
confessed to have been part of the recent hijacking of the vessel MT Energy
Centurion, for which he got N10million as his own share of the proceed of the
operation.
