News / New Nigerian leaders need to focus on maritime security as well as Boko Haram

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Nigerian elections are taking place against a backdrop of instability in the north, nationwide corruption and economic woes born of the sharp fall in crude oil prices and a struggling naira.

This backdrop may also consist of an under-resourced maritime sector crisis, which for the good of all Nigeria, needs the careful attention of the soon-to-be elected leader, whoever that might be.

The narrative describing Northern Nigeria’s Boko Haram insurgency is well known, drowning out events in the south and offshore where ...