Nigerian Pirates Strike Again? W. Africa pirates hold sailors for ransom
By JON GAMBRELL (AP)

LAGOS, Nigeria — A Nigerian naval officer says pirates have seized a Ghanaian ship and kidnapped two sailors for ransom.

The hijacking apparently took place off the coast of the West African nation of Cameroon.
Commodore David Nabaida told The Associated Press on Tuesday that pirates took control of the MV Gull and kidnapped its captain and an officer on board once they found nothing worth stealing.

Saturday's attack occurred near the Bakassi peninsula, an area that once sparked a war between Cameroon and Nigeria. Nigeria handed over the peninsula to Cameroon in 2008 after an international court ruling.

Militants groups want the peninsula to secede from Cameroon and are waging a low-level war against the government.

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