Three foreign sailors kidnapped by pirates in the oil-rich south of Nigeria last week have been rescued, the Nigerian Navy said Wednesday. Separately, security sources said several pirates had been killed and operations were underway to seize the others. Last Thursday, pirates raided an oil dredger, the MV Ambika, in the volatile waters of the Niger Delta. The waters off Nigeria have become among the most dangerous in the world for piracy. Pirates emerge from the delta’s creeks and swamps in speedboats to raid passing ships, kidnap crews and spirit them back to Nigeria’s shores.

Source: The Guardian January 08, 2020 11:26 UTC