Eight suspected sea pirates from Nigerian have been deported by the Ghanaian authorities and have already been handed over to Nigerian authorities by a team of officials in Ikeja Airport.
Upon the directive by the Ghanaian Minister of Interior after an exhaustive legal process in Accra, eight suspected notorious Nigerian pirates have been deported by the country's authorities.
They were handed over to Nigerian authorities by a team of officials represented by the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Immigration Service under the leadership of DSP Peter Kamasa of the Interpol, Accra, to officials of the National Criminal Bureau, Lagos at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, on January 7, 2016
The suspects are Molih William, Molilh Klinsman, David Jacob, Amos Ebiyaibo, Aki Peggy, John Picolo, Ayetimili Oyinle and Pinano Saniyu.
The arrest of the pirates followed a complaint lodged by the Nigerian owner of a vessel, Sunday Nakase who said the men had stolen the vessel - MT Mariam - together with its crude oil contents and directed the crew to steer to an undisclosed destination.
They were arrested by personnel of the Ghana Navy and handed over to the police. A search revealed three AK 47s, IG3 rifle, a pump-action gun and 256 rounds of ammunition. Other items found on board the vessel were tablets, monies, walkie talkies, speed boats and two Yamaha outboard motors.