Operatives of the Lagos Seaports and Marine Command, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) have arrested five suspected stowaways aboard a tanker vessel enroute Las Palmas, Spain.
This was made known by the Service Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sunday James, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.
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According to him, the Command’s Comptroller, Ms. Olubusola Fashakin, stated that the arrest was made possible through a tip off by the master of the vessel about 156 nautical miles off Lagos shoreline.
James disclosed that Fashakin, who was at hand to receive the stowaways, advised desperate youths not to embark on such risky adventures.
Meanwhile, he said the suspects have been handed over to the Port Police Command (PPC).
