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Nigeria continued its fight against piracy on Friday, with a judge sentencing 10 men to 12-year prison terms. Photo: International Register of Shipping

Nigerian pirates called 'an embarrassment to the nation' at sentencing

Ten men were fined and given 12 years in prison for hijacking a fishing vessel as the African nation continues its counter-piracy efforts

23 July 2021 17:57 GMT Updated 26 July 2021 9:25 GMT

By Matt Coyne

in Stamford

Nigeria continues to flex its anti-piracy muscles as a judge sent 10 men to prison.

Ayokunle Faji handed the men 12-year sentences on Friday and ordered them to pay NGN 250,000 ($608) each under the Suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime Offences (SPOMO) Act after they attacked a Chinese fishing vessel last year, according to media reports.