Tema-Express

The Nigerian Navy Ship NNS Beecroft patrol team on Nov 13, 2023, apprehended four stowaways trying to illegally leave the country onboard the 'Tema Express' enroute to Dubai. The Maritime Domain Awareness Facility, the Falcon Eye Alignment, played a crucial role in providing information that led to their arrest. The stowaways were identified as Ebi Agrive, 22, Lucky Amusu, 23, Goodness Edu, 28, and Micheal Daniel, 18 years old. Tactical teams were dispatched to the vessel at Lagos Anchorage, sequel to receiving information from the Maritime Domain Awareness Facility. Upon arrival, the teams noticed movements inside the rudder compartment, consequently, the teams boarded the ship, located and extracted the four stowaways, who were found with a bag filled with snacks and another polybag containing sachet water.

Officers of the Nigerian Navy Ship NNS 'Beecroft' have arrested seven Nigerian stowaways aboard the 'Chesapeake Bay', en route to Zadur, off Lagos on Jan 21, 2022. The stowaways were sighted by the naval officers who were on patrol. They had boarded the vessel through the rudder compartment with the intention of travelling to Germany. The suspects were arrested at about 1 a.m. at the Tincan Island Jetty, Apapa.

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