Nigeria has been delisted from list of piracy prone countries - Buhari

According to Buhari, the successful conviction strengthens the Nigerian Navy's willingness to preserve the country's resources.President Muhammadu Buhari stated on Monday that piracy has decreased dramatically over the last seven years, culminating in Nigeria's removal off the list of pirate-prone countries.The President made the remarks during the Nigerian Navy's 2023 Presidential Fleet Review in Lagos, which was themed "Fleet Readiness for National Prosperity." According to him, Nigeria would be removed from the list of piracy-prone countries by the International Maritime Bureau in March 2022. "Furthermore, the use of technology to secure the maritime domain has facilitated intelligence-driven ship deployment."“I will particularly commend the diligent arraignment and prosecution of MT HEROIC IDUN, sequel to the detection and arrest, for attempting to load crude oil, offshore Bonny in August 2022 without authorisation, just to cite one example.”