Poverty, youth unemployment, maritime piracy, and sea robbery in Nigeria between 1995 and 2013: A relationship assessment

Authors

  • John Folayan Ojutalayo Department of Maritime Management Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
  • Ndikom Obed Boniface Department of Maritime Management Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
  • Nnadi Kenneth Ugwu Department of Maritime Management Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
  • Akujuobi Aghaegbulam Bonaventure Chidiebere Department of Maritime Management Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
  • Theophilus Chinonyerem Nwokedi Department of Maritime Management Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33175/mtr.2023.265349

Keywords:

Maritime, Piracy, Sea-robbery, Poverty, Unemployment

Abstract

The study investigated the relationships between the poverty level in Nigeria and levels of global and local pirate attacks against ships on one hand; and between the unemployment rate in Nigeria and the level of local and global attack against ships, as well as the volume of cargo pilfered from Nigerian ports, on the other hand. The study employed secondary data sourced from the Nigerian Ports Authority, the National Bureau for Statistics (NBS), and the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) on the poverty rate, unemployment rate, levels of pirate attacks against ships in local and global waters, and volume of cargo pilferages in ports. The multiple regression analysis method was used to analyze the dataset obtained, using poverty rate and unemployment rate as the dependent variables in each case. It was found that poverty among dwellers is a component driver of maritime piracy and sea robbery against ships trading in Nigeria, since there is a significant relationship between the level of maritime insecurity and the rate of poverty in Nigeria. The study also found that there is a significant relationship between the level of maritime piracy/sea robbery and the unemployment rate in Nigeria.

Highlights

  • Maritime insecurity in Nigeria waterways
  • Pirate attacks against ships trading in Nigeria waters is linked to unrest in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria
  • Maritime piracy in Nigeria waters is correlated with Poverty, unemployment, economic hardship in Nigeria
  • Significant relationship exist between maritime insecurity and poverty rate in Nigeria

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2023-07-13

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