lagos—Nigerian Navy Ship, Beecroft, Apapa Lagos, has arrested 11 stowaways from a tanker, Gwangzhou Highway Panama, which was enroute Ghana.
Explaining how the stowaways were intercepted, the Commander, NNS Beecroft, Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, yesterday, said: “In a display of exceptional vigilance, the Nigerian Navy Ship, Beecroft, patrol team, while on routine patrol, successfully intercepted and apprehended some individuals, on Tuesday, at about 7pm, at obscure spaces of the stern gate on board Gwangzhou Highway Panama, which was enroute Ghana.
“Initially, four stowaways were apprehended from the stern of the vessel. However, information provided by these individuals revealed the presence of additional stowaways inside the ship.
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