Incident Update 23 January
MARITIME ARMED ROBBERY The Nigerian flagged supply vessel [Name Withheld] was attacked and boarded by armed men at [Location Withheld] on January 22.
KIDNAP A US national was abducted by armed men in [Location Withheld] at 10:05 local time on January 20.
Incident Update 11 January
MARITIME ARMED ROBBERY: The [Name Withheld] was attacked and boarded by armed men at 2030 local time on 9 January at [Location Withheld].
MARITIME ATTEMPTED ATTACK 7 armed men attempted to attack the [Name Withheld] on 9 January at [Location Withheld].
9 January: Nigeria Maritiime Security Review, Briefing & Map
Map: attacks on international maritime assets 1 jan - 31 dec 2011; Security charts; Core message; Key points; Next three months; Security situation: Lagos: 9 suspected pirates remanded - attacked MT Dominia 11 Jan 2011, Akwa Ibom: Navy nabs two ex-militants for piracy, Trawler owners threatened by illegal fishing, pirates , Bayelsa: Suspected sea pirates kill three marine policemen, France launches Gulf of Guinea anti-piracy operation, Benin, Ghana, Togo discuss West Africa's surge in piracy, UN Security Council welcomes regional anti-piracy strategy in Gulf of Guinea, Russia offers help in fighting sea piracy in Gulf of Guinea, Ban Ki-moon calls for integrated strategy against maritime piracy in Gulf of Guinea, Benin: Defence chief says anti-piracy patrols successful, Benin: Tough time for pirates, sea robbers as Navy gears up for war, Cross River: Pirates kill two in Calabar, injure others; Hijackings, Oil Theft And Illegal Bunkering: Bayelsa: Navy impounds vessels – parades 11 suspected oil thieves, Hijackings: Security services parade ex-naval officer, 4 suspected pirates in Lagos, Hijackings: 8 pirates arrested, 4 Nigerians, 4 Beninoise, Nigerian Navy makes illegal oil trade arrests, Bayelsa: JTF impounds 5000 tons of illegally refined diesel, Bayelsa: JTF arrest 46, seize 187,500 litres of adulterated fuel, Pirates release oil tanker, 20 sailors, Rivers/Bonny: Navy nabs 43 over illegal oil bunkering; Nigerian Navy: New naval warship, NNS Thunder arrives in Lagos, Navy captain arrested over vessel’s escape, Navy tightens security at Bonga field over oil spill, Navy acquires 6 gun boats for N-Delta creeks, NPA to provide armed patrol boats for Navy, Navy acquires six new gunboats, Navy affirms commitment to maritime security, Benin, Nigeria begin joint naval patrols, Fed Govt to rehabilitate Navy’s flagship, NNS Aradu; NIMASA: Illegal oil trade: NIMASA issues warning to shipowners, others, NIMASA warns indigenous ship owners against anonymous charterers, piracy, NIMASA to collaborate with Spanish navy to check piracy, NIMASA traces missing vessel to Ghanaian shipyard; Maritime Security Bill: Maritime workers shut ports nationwide – protesting over new MarSec Bill , Maritime Security Agency Bill second reading at Senate , Nigeria loses $26.3B to bunkering, piracy, poaching annually; Other Issues: Fuel subsidy removal: Labour leaders meet on strike date, Bonga field shut after leak, Lagos ship explosion kills one, damages 13 cars; Maritime Serious Security Incident Statistics – 2009/2011; Serious Maritime Security Incident Library 2011.
Incident Update 5 January
MARITIME ARMED ASSAULT: [name withheld] was reportedly boarded on 3 January at 0420 local time at [Location Withheld] by 5 men in a speed boat.
4 January: Nigeria Monthly Report, Brieding & Map
Map: Serious security incidents second half 2011 - as at 31 December; Map: Serious security incidents first half 2011; Security Charts 4; Next 30 days; Beyond 30 Days; Security: Subsidy removal: Labour leaders meet on strike date, Boko Haram militants give Christians three days to quit north, President Jonathan declares state of emergency, Ebonyi: East Nigeria clashes kill at least 50 - state gov't, FCT: Church bomb death toll rises to 37, wounded 57, Delta: Seven hurt as bomb hits Koran school, Northern Nigerian Christians warn of religious war, Delta: Kidnappers disagree over sharing of ransom, Delta: Dokubo Asari group threatens reprisal over Sapele mosque explosion, Bayelsa: Italian kidnap victim freed, PENGASSAN tasks government on security, corruption, Delta: How 3 people died, 100 injured as community clashes with security agents, Illegal refineries operations on increase in Niger Delta, Rivers intensifies fight against criminals, Delta: Explosion rocks mosque in Sapele, “We will kill all Muslims in Niger Delta”, militant group warns; Amnesty/Militancy: Resurgence of militant agitation in Niger Delta, Ughelli: Ex-militants invade Ughelli police station, Edo: SSS recovers arms FROM Niger Delta ex-militants, Amnesty: N’Delta stakeholders pass vote of confidence on Kuku, Amnesty window closed, Jonathan tells protesing ex-militants, Chaos on Abuja-Lokoja road, Akwa Ibom: Ex-militants block east-west road, MEND: Charles Okah: Court gives FG 72-hour ultimatum over alleged torture; Political: 2012 Budget: Subsidy removal will worsen insecurity - CPC, TMG, 2012 Budget: ‘2.48m oil production estimates unrealistic, ambitious’, Bayelsa: Sylva-Dickson rivalry spreads; Other Issues: Fury as fuel prices double after subsidy ends, Delta: Shell oil spill - accusations fly as oil slick hits Nigeria coast, Shell offshore Nigeria oil facility shut after leak , Fed Govt set to renew Mobil, Shell, others oil leases, Shell, Eni buy huge Nigeria offshore oil block; Incident statistics; Security Incident Library 2011 – in chronological order.
6 December: Nigeria Monthly Report, Briefing & Map
Map: Serious security incidents second half 2011 - as at 30 November; Map: Serious security incidents first half 2011; Security Charts; Next 30 days; Beyond 30 Days; Security News Reports: Rivers: Army arrests nine kidnappers after cross fire in Port Harcourt, Bayelsa: Shell says fire hits pipeline, Ex-servicemen threaten to blow up pipelines over arrears, Youth leaders meet on Boko Haram, Delta: Olomoro villagers besiege Shell facility, Bayelsa: Shell reports new oil spill in Nigeria, Group threatens to disrupt oil production, Abuja: U.S. withdraws Nigeria hotel bomb threat warning, Akwa Ibom: Police rescue two kidnap victims, Bayelsa: Fire on Shell Nigeria pipeline – sabotage alleged, Bayelsa: CP confirms death of five persons in rival cult clash, Bayelsa: Three suspects arrested over attack on Agip pipeline in Nembe Creek, Rivers: Police arrest 47 over robbery, kidnap, Bayelsa: Protesting youths storm NDDC office in P/Harcourt, Nigeria wants probe into rising oil theft in Niger Delta: Amnesty/Militancy: JTF warns ex-militants against sabotaging oil installations, Security beefed up in N’Delta, as ex-militants give FG 7-day ultimatum, UAE grants 3-year visa to 170 ex-militants, Delta militants see the benefits of an end to hostilities, FG sends 247 ex-militants to S/Africa, Malaysia for training, Ex-militants threaten oil firms to vacate Niger Delta, FG begins training of last batch of ex-militants, Ex-militants threaten attack in 14 days: Maritime News Reports: Bayelsa: Navy impounds vessels – parades 11 suspected oil thieves, NNS Thunder to boost security in Gulf of Guinea, Piracy: NPA to provide armed patrol boats for navy, Nigerian Navy makes illegal oil trade arrests; Political News Reports: Bayelsa: Governor Sylva unbowed – begins campaign Friday, Nigerian oil state boosts security amid vote dispute; Other Issues: Chevron commissions N482m projects in Bayelsa, Rivers Govt to demolish 2,000 houses, NNPC say Shell completes sale of two Nigeria oil blocks, Shell lifts force majeure on Nigerian Forcados oil; Incident statistics; Security Incident Library 2011 – in chronological order.
