Identify the immediate and remote causes of the proliferation of pirate activities in the Gulf of Guinea.

Trend of piracy along in the Gulf of Guinea between 2002 to 2022

1. To examine the trend of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea in the last 20 years (2002 –  2022).

2. To identify the immediate and remote causes of the proliferation of pirate activities in the Gulf of Guinea.

3. The paper should also seek to establish the socio-economic effect of pirate activities on coastal communities of the study area.