The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA has appealed for the standardisation of the legal frameworks of countries in the Gulf of Guinea, to aid effective prosecution of maritime crimes.
The Director General of NIMASA, Bashir Jamoh, made the appeal in a statement, signed by Assistant Director, Public Relations, NIMASA Edward Osagie.
Jamoh made the appeal at the Third Technical Rotating Meeting of the project on “enhancing regional research, convening of stakeholders and capacity development in the Gulf of Guinea.
He added that it was implemented by the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre KAIPTC in Accra, and the Government of Denmark.
Jamoh noted that efforts were being made to standardise regional maritime law enforcement, stressing that some countries were already enacting their own antipiracy laws.
