Piracy and sea robbery have been gaining ground in the Gulf of guinea (GoG) since the early 1990a, but they were overshadowed by the more prominent and dramatic incidents perpetrated by Somali pirates in the horn of Africa. This book is the outcome of multidisciplinary efforts aimed at dissecting the multifaceted security challenges of piracy and other maritime crimes in the Gulf of Guinea and the strategies for combatting the menace.
Dr. A. A. Karim holds a Ph.D in Peace and Development Studies from the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. He was the first Ph.D awardee of the school's center for Peace and Strategic Studies. He is an active member of many academic and professional bodies, including the Society for Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP), Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Charted Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), among others.
