Maritime kidnappings in West Africa increase significantly in 2018

NYA OBSERVES A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF MARITIME KIDNAPPINGS IN WEST AFRICA IN 2018 The first four months of 2018 (January-April) saw a substantial increase in the number of people kidnapped by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) and the Niger Delta compared to the same period ... Read More

Aid Worker Kidnapping in Somalia is a reminder of an enduring threat

| | Insights, Kidnap
Unidentified gunmen broke into the compound of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu on 3 May 2018, and kidnapped Sonja Nientiet, a German nurse working for the organisation. According to data from NYA’s Kidnap for Ransom database, the abduction is the first reported kidnapping ... Read More

Pirates attack vessel in the Malacca Strait for first time since 2015

On 24 April 2018 NYA MarTrack™ recorded an attack in the Malacca Strait for the first time since December 2015. Pirates armed with machetes and firearms attempted to rob and kidnap the crew of a Malaysian-flagged B fishing vessel near Batu Bahat, Johor, Malaysia. The perpetrators used a wooden boat ... Read More