An Accra Magistrate Court has ruled for the eight suspected Nigerian pirates arrested last month to be allowed to see their lawyers.

The suspects have been charged with conspiracy to commit crime and piracy.

Counsel for the defence had complained about not being allowed to have access to his clients.

Uche Nwosu said since the case was last heard on January 27, 2015 he had not been allowed to see his clients despite several efforts.

However, State prosecutor Victor Dosu said given the high-profile nature of the case, the defence had to follow due procedures before being allowed to see his clients.

The case has been adjourned to the 5th of March.

The eight suspects were arrested after a foiled attack on a Nigerian cargo vessel, MT Mariam. The arrest took place at about 10:30am Saturday, according to Myjoyonline.com sources.

The vessel MV Mariam was carrying about 1500 tonnes of crude oil at the time the high seas robbers hijacked it.

Owners of the hijacked ship had alerted the Ghana Navy about the incident and requested assistance.

The pirates upon their arrest revealed that they had wanted to use the vessel to carry out an attack at an undisclosed location.

The case was earlier delayed over a purported lack of fuel by the police to transport the suspects to court. The Police Service denied the allegations.

According to reports, the suspects are being held at different locations.