Abeg, my people, wetin dey happen for our waters? This weekend, some armed men just board one fishing trawler wey dey the coast of Gabon and carry nine sailors go. E no make sense o!
As the Gabon defence ministry talk am, this one happen for Saturday night and na the latest piracy matter for Gulf of Guinea. Dis gulf dey stretch like long snake from Senegal go reach Angola, 5,700 kilometres wetin dey cause all dis wahala. The trawler wey dem attack, na IB Fish 7, wey dey fly Gabonese flag, and the men wey attack, na three armed guys wey sabi their work well well.
Dem dey carry nine crew members; five na Chinese and four na Indonesians, as e be so. Na wah o! The chief of staff for the navy, Hubert Bekale Meyong, come talk say dem rescue six other sailors onboard; dem be Indonesian, Chinese, and Burkinabe boys. E be like say dem still dey lucky.
The Gabonese authorities quickly find the trawler after this pirate show, and dem escort am go Libreville port. Na so dem start inquiry to find out wetin really happen. Last year for February sef, three sailors wey dey fish from another trawler na gunpoint dem carry go. This piracy matter no be new for this area, but e don be like say sometimes dey reduce with the help of other countries wey dey join fight am.
Dey say the Gulf of Guinea na important sea route for oil and gas matter, where plenty oil producers dey. E dey attract all dis fishing guys, tourists wey wan see whale, and pleasure-boaters wey wan catch small fish. But, e clear say the waters don become among di most pirate-infested sea for the world before now. Good news be say, through plenty joint efforts, the attacks don reduce small.
My people, na wetin we gofit do to stay safe for our waters? Gist me your thoughts.
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