The Declining Hegemony of Pirates and Drug Traffickers in Nigerian Waters Versus the Burden of US Conditions of Entry

Chilaka, EM (2025) The Declining Hegemony of Pirates and Drug Traffickers in Nigerian Waters Versus the Burden of US Conditions of Entry. Journal of Developing Societies, 41 (1). pp. 35-61. ISSN 0169-796X

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Abstract

This article examined the decline of piracy and drug trafficking in Nigerian waters vis-à-vis the challenging Conditions of Entry (CoE) by which ocean carriers are screened, prequalified and processed before entry into US ports, and how to pass those examinations. Although Nigeria dominates sea trade in the Gulf of Guinea, it also accounts for more of the insecurity and drug trafficking which compound the CoE handicap. Primary and secondary data sources were used, with qualitative analytical methodology, to interrogate the country’s maritime administration’s anti-piracy enforcement regime and the role played by new legislation. The findings confirm declining incidences of the problem with the conclusion that professionalizing the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency’s administration and concerted action by regional stakeholders are critical for sustained maritime domain security.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Chilaka, E. M. (2025). The Declining Hegemony of Pirates and Drug Traffickers in Nigerian Waters Versus the Burden of US Conditions of Entry. Journal of Developing Societies, 41(1), 35-61. https://doi.org/10.1177/0169796X241304075 (Original work published 2025) Reuse is restricted to non-commercial and no derivative uses
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Pirates; drug traffickers; SPOMO Act; NDLEA; EU Coordinated Maritime Presences; USCG; 4404 Development Studies; 4408 Political Science; 44 Human Society; 1205 Urban and Regional Planning; 1601 Anthropology; 1606 Political Science; Development Studies; 4404 Development studies; 4408 Political science
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) K Law > K Law (General)
Divisions:	Humanities and Social Science
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Date of acceptance:	5 November 2024
Date of first compliant Open Access:	25 November 2025
Date Deposited:	25 Nov 2025 16:43
Last Modified:	26 Nov 2025 09:20
DOI or ID number:	10.1177/0169796X241304075
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/27583

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