A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has sentenced 10 pirates involved in the 2020 hijack of a merchant vessel FV HAILUFENG II to 12 years imprisonment
Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court in his judgement submitted that piracy has been an embarrassment to the nation and has impacted the economy negatively.
In a statement by the director information, Naval Headquarters in Abuja, Commodore Suleman Dahun, qouted Justice Faji as saying that punishment for the act must be proportionate to the offence committed by the convicts to serve as deterrence to others. In his submission, the lead prosecution counsel, Mr Labaran Magaji, averred that the verdict would send a strong warning to other criminal elements that Nigeria has zero-tolerance for maritime criminals and that Nigerian institutions, both Nigerian Navy, prosecuting agencies and security agencies, are ready to counter criminal activities.The Nigerian Navy had on May 21, 2020 rescued 18 crew members on board a Chinese vessel, FV HAILUFENG II from pirates’ attack.
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