Joint Media Release: “Nigeria and Shipping Industry Launch Strategy to Eliminate Piracy Threat in Gulf of Guinea"

Joint Media Release – 11 July 2022

“Nigeria and Shipping Industry Launch Strategy to Eliminate Piracy Threat in Gulf of Guinea”

The Government of Nigeria and a coalition of global shipping stakeholders have launched a new strategy to end piracy, armed robbery, and kidnapping in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG).

The strategy establishes a mechanism to periodically assess the effectiveness of country-piracy initiatives and commitments in the GoG. Targeted at all stakeholders operating in the region, it will identify areas of improvement and reinforcement in order to eliminate piracy.