UN Commends Nigeria for Prosecuting Pirates, Yet Root Causes Linger

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Friday, January 28, 2022
Author: 
Alexander Mostaghimi
Volume: 
38
Issue: 
2
Abstract: 

On January 20, 2022, Executive Director of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ms. Ghada Fathi Wali commended Nigeria for successfully prosecuting 10 pirates, a first for the continent of Africa.  A federal judge in Lagos, Nigeria handed each man a 12-year prison sentence for unlawfully boarding a Chinese fishing vessel and kidnapping the crew.[1]