Task force arrests ‘notorious’ pirate in Lagos

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.

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.