id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-031151-7wln54vr Nwalozie, Chijioke J Exploring Contemporary Sea Piracy in Nigeria, the Niger Delta and the Gulf of Guinea 2020-08-31 .txt text/plain 9066 425 53 Furthermore, piracy attacks in Nigerian waters and the Gulf of Guinea, including those on energy vessels, involve cases of armed robbery at sea, with pirates boarding and robbing the ship while in port or from small speedboats or rubber zodiacs while the vessel is underway (Nincic 2009; ASI Global 2010; Essien 2015) . Piratical attacks in the Gulf of Guinea is a severe risk that impedes economic progress in the region, especially Nigeria's shipping industry, thereby deterring prospective investors (Nightingale 2019 ) the opportunity to do business. Since what affects Nigeria affects the Gulf of Guinea; governments in the region, and especially Nigeria must be up to speed in ensuring against the threat to economic activities as a result of maritime piracy, hence the need for high-level security operatives that patrol the waters. ./cache/cord-031151-7wln54vr.txt ./txt/cord-031151-7wln54vr.txt