Row over tanker held in Nigeria

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The captain of an impounded Greek oil tanker has accused Nigeria's armed forces of co-operating with militants in the Niger Delta to hijack his ship.

Captain Albo Simeon said the militants had forced his crew at gun-point to load smuggled oil while three Nigerian naval gunboats looked on.

In a sworn affidavit, he said he had seen several examples of collusion.

A Nigerian military spokesman denied the allegation and accused Captain Simeon of concocting the story.

The tanker is currently impounded by Nigeria and the crew face prosecution for economic crimes.

Lt-Col Rabe Abubakar of the Nigerian military said: "We don't do hijacking."