<p class="mol-para-with-font">ABUJA, <a href="https://www.wasteking.co.uk">Waste Clearance</a> King; <a href='https://www.wasteking.co.uk'>www.wasteking.co.uk</a>, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's navy has seized a foreign ship and detained 27 foreigners who are charged with operating illegally on Nigerian waters and attempting to export crude oil without <a href="https://www.wasteking.co.uk">Rubbish Clearance</a>, <a href="https://www.wasteking.co.uk">Rubbish Clearance</a> a senior official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">The foreigners are being held on court orders following their arraignment in a local court in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, <a href="https://www.wasteking.co.uk">Waste Clearance</a> <a href="https://www.wasteking.co.uk">House Clearance</a> (<a href="https://www.wasteking.co.uk">https://www.wasteking.Co.uk</a>) according to Nigerian Navy spokesman Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Some of the foreigners were arraigned on Tuesday after being charged with an "attempt to deal in export (of) crude oil without license or authorization." They included 16 Indians and <A HREF='https://www.wasteking.co.uk'>Waste King</A> nationals from five other countries including Sri Lanka and Poland, Ayo-Vaughan said.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Foreigners accused of illegally operating in Nigeria´s maritime territory have been arrested in the past and analysts say they often work in connivance with local residents.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Nigeria loses an estimated 470,000 barrels of crude oil per day to chronic theft and pipeline vandalism, <a href="https://www.wasteking.co.uk">Rubbish Clearance</a> according to experts.<br> <br> <br> <br> Security forces have in recent months intensified a clampdown on culprits and the intelligence required to uncover their activities "is being sustained," said Ayo-Vaughan.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">In the latest incident, a ship registered in Marshal Island <a href="https://www.wasteking.co.uk">Waste Clearance</a> with a capacity to carry 3 million barrels illegally entered Nigeria's waters on August 7, officials said.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Nigerian authorities said the captain confirmed that "his vessel was without relevant <a href="https://www.wasteking.co.uk">House Clearance</a> to operate in the field" but subsequently "declined" a request to follow a Nigerian Navy ship.<br> <br> <br> <br> Instead, officials said it made "a false piracy attack call" and "engaged full speed southwards towards the Sao Tome and Principe maritime area in a bid to evade arrest."</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">"We are still keeping good surveillance as well as presence by the patrol of our ships in the waters and we also have a subregional and international partnership to continue to uncover this kind of criminality of international dimension," said Ayo-Vaughan.</p></div><br> <br> <br> <br> <!-- ad: website -->