Piracy off the coast of Nigeria has recently become an ever increasing problem in the Gulf of Guinea. Ever since a peace deal was signed in 2009 between the Nigerian government and the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, ex-militants have transformed into pirates. Since 2011 over 30 ships have been hijacked and 100 sailors have been kidnapped, becoming the most pirated nation in the world beating out Somali pirates in East Africa. Unlike Somali pirates, who kidnap sailors and hold them for ransom, Nigerian pirates steal crude oil off tanker ships and sell them to buyers on the black market. In April 2013 the African Union began funding extra security forces and increased security in the Gulf of Guinea but this has had little to no effect on piracy in the region.