Pirates off the coast of Nigeria kidnapped 12 members of the crew of the Swiss court, including workers from the Philippines, Slovenia, Ukraine, Romania, Croatia and Bosnia.

The crew members were abducted on 22 September from a ship bound for Laos to Harcourt.

On September 23, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Security Agency (NIMASA) reported that seven of the abductees were from the Philippines, and another representative of each of the other five countries, Radio Liberty reports..

In the diplomatic institutions of Ukraine on the abduction of the Ukrainian sailor until nothing is reported.

Kidnapping is a common problem for some regions of Nigeria.