Gunmen In Nigeria Hijack, Rob Four Boats In Delta

Nigeria`s coastal waters are home to one of the world's highest incidence of piracy, second only to Somalia.

Gunmen in Nigeria hijacked four boats in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, robbing around 30 passengers of their belongings, a police spokeswoman said on Thursday. Rita Inoma-Abbey said the attack occurred early on Wednesday in the busy waters near Bonny Island in southern Nigeria's Rivers state. All of the passengers were Nigerians and no one was hurt.

"The gunmen robbed their victims and abandoned the boats," Inoma-Abbey said.

Nigeria's coastal waters are home to one of the world's highest incidence of piracy, second only to Somalia.

Insecurity in the region has cut Nigeria's oil output by around a fifth and has led foreign companies in sectors from construction to telecommunications, as well as the oil industry, to reconsider investments and reduce expatriate staffing.