加纳当局近日逮捕四名涉嫌参与海盗劫船事件的嫌疑人，该事件导致一艘加纳籍渔船上三名中国船员遭绑架。

案件发生于3月27日，加纳注册、中方运营的"孟欣1号"渔船在首都阿克拉附近海域（距海岸约16海里、邻近***市耶尼亚诺水域）遭遇袭击。

当日17时53分，海盗驾驶装配舷外机的木制独木舟靠近渔船，在鸣枪示警后强行登船。

部分船员躲藏未果，多人被武力胁迫至甲板。

在长达三小时的劫持过程中，海盗收缴船员手机、破坏船舶无线电通讯系统，最终挟持中国籍船长、大副和轮机长三人乘快艇逃离。

其余船员设法将船舶驶近海岸恢复通讯后报警。

加纳警察总局刑事调查部（CID）总监莉迪亚·阿亚科·唐科尔披露，三名受害者被蒙眼经海路转运约24小时，随后在尼日利亚三角洲地区换乘摩托车深入沼泽地带，最终徒步抵达武装分子营地。

人质遭囚禁近一个月后，绑匪于4月25日突然弃离。

三名中国船员步行至邻近村庄，在当地居民协助下联系中国驻拉各斯总领馆，经与加纳当局协调完成安全撤离与事后问询。

案件出现重大转折——警方逮捕的四名嫌疑人中，竟包括"孟欣1号"水手长、中国籍厨师赵朗浩（音）和二管轮赵华（音），另两名在押人员为苏埃瓦·维克托、科乔·阿克韦利等人。

所有嫌疑人已移交***地方法院候审，加纳与尼日利亚安全部门正展开跨国联合调查，深挖绑架案背后的犯罪网络。

唐科尔总监未透露具体指控罪名及作案动机，但确认案件仍在侦办中。

据悉，这是西非海域首起有确凿证据显示船员勾结海盗劫持同船人员的恶性案件，暴露出几内亚湾海盗犯罪的新动向。

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英文原文

Authorities in Ghana have arrested four individuals in connection with the kidnapping of three Chinese crew members during a pirate attack on a Ghanaian-registered fishing vessel.

The incident took place on March 27 when the fishing vessel Mengxin 1, which is Ghanaian-flagged but Chinese-operated, came under attack about 16 nautical miles off the coast of Accra, near Yenyano waters close to Tema.

The pirates arrived in wooden canoes powered by outboard motors and boarded the vessel around 5:53 p.m., firing warning shots. Some crew members managed to hide, while others were forced onto the deck.

During the three-hour-long ordeal, the pirates gathered the accessible crew, seized their mobile phones, and damaged the ship’s radio communication systems before fleeing the vessel in speedboats.

They took three crew members hostage- the captain, the chief mate, and the chief engineer- all Chinese nationals.

The remaining crew managed to steer the ship closer to shore to regain mobile network coverage and reported the attack.

Authorities launched a search operation, but the pirates were not found immediately.

According to the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, Lydia Ayaako Donkor, the hostages were transported by sea for about 24 hours while blindfolded.

They were then taken further inland to a remote and marshy location in Nigeria’s Delta region using motorcycles. Eventually, they were forced to walk to a secluded camp, where they were held at gunpoint.

Donkor said the victims remained in captivity for nearly a month until April 25, when the kidnappers abandoned them for reasons yet unknown.

The Chinese officers then walked to a nearby village, where local residents assisted them in contacting the Chinese embassy in Lagos. The embassy coordinated with Ghanaian authorities to ensure their safe return and post-rescue debriefing.

In a surprising development, police arrested four suspects believed to have been involved in planning the abduction.

Among them were Mengxin 1’s crew members, including the bosun, the Chinese cook Zhao Lang Hao, and the second engineer Zhao Hua. Another suspect, identified as Sueva Victor, was also taken into custody, along with Kojo Akweli, Eugene Chibuke, and Mwonam.

All the suspects were arraigned before the Tema District Court as investigations continued.

Police authorities confirmed that security agencies in both Ghana and Nigeria are now working together to uncover the full network behind the kidnapping and to track down any remaining suspects.

Donkor did not elaborate on the exact charges or the motives behind the attack, but confirmed that the case remains under active investigation.

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