{"id":86071,"date":"2015-01-27T12:43:53","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T12:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=86071"},"modified":"2015-01-27T16:06:21","modified_gmt":"2015-01-27T16:06:21","slug":"8-nigerian-pirates-remanded-in-police-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=86071","title":{"rendered":"8 Nigerian pirates remanded in police custody"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An Accra Magistrate Court has remanded eight suspected Nigerian pirates in police custody for further investigations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG-20150127-WA00071.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86113\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG-20150127-WA00071.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20150127-WA0007\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;5AX2x1Fsr36qHsQYfE0Knd7xzpQ9vOAD&#8221;]Eight Nigerian suspected pirates were arrested two weeks ago by the Eastern Naval Command in Tema <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/01\/18\/ghana-navy-arrests-8-nigerian-high-sea-robbers\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>for hijacking<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>an oil vessel in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Ghanaian Security Services say the pirates managed to transfer the ship\u2019s cargo into another vessel before\u00a0their arrest.<\/p>\n<p>The vessel, MV Mariam, was carrying about 1,500 tonnes of crude oil at the time it was hijacked.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG-20150127-WA00091.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86112\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG-20150127-WA00091.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20150127-WA0009\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The pirates reportedly turned the vessel around and entered the territorial waters of Ghana but a tracking device on the vessel enabled the owner to track it down.<\/p>\n<p>The case has also been adjourned to February, 11, 2015.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG-20150127-WA00081.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86115\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG-20150127-WA00081.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20150127-WA0008\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The eight have been charged with conspiracy to commit crime and piracy.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile the lawyer for the eight accused persons, Uche Nwosu prayed the court to ask prosecution to speed up their investigations for the case to proceed properly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Efe Ansah and Fred Djabanor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Accra Magistrate Court has remanded eight suspected Nigerian pirates in police custody for further investigations. &nbsp; [contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;5AX2x1Fsr36qHsQYfE0Knd7xzpQ9vOAD&#8221;]Eight Nigerian suspected pirates were arrested two weeks ago by the Eastern Naval Command in Tema for hijacking an oil vessel in Nigeria. 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