{"id":100119,"date":"2022-10-08T21:56:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T20:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=100119"},"modified":"2022-10-08T21:56:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T20:56:39","slug":"11-nigerian-stowaways-on-board-cargo-ship-thrown-into-high-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/11-nigerian-stowaways-on-board-cargo-ship-thrown-into-high-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Nigerian stowaways on board cargo ship thrown into high sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1746135884056677504\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">Officers of the Liberian Immigration Service have handed over 11 Nigerian stowaways rescued on the high sea to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe 11 Nigerians and a Cameroonian aged between 24 and 40 years were flown into Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, last Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The names of the stowaways were given as Seyi Popoola, Precious Uwalogho, Ayetimiyi Kelvin, Stephen Junior, Emmanuel Benjamin, Balogun Gbenga, Temiotan Adewale, Igiebor Stephen, Hamza John, Alfred Ese and Ogechi Chika and one Cameroonian.<\/p>\n<p>Nine Liberian Immigration Officers led by Captain Mark Weaye handed them to the Comptroller Immigration, MMIA, Mrs Adeola Adesokan.<\/p>\n<p>The stowaways were said to have entered into the basement of a cargo ship named Ophelia Panama, at Tin Can Island Port in Apapa, Lagos on the 7th of September, thinking the ship was heading for Europe.<\/p>\n<p>After some days, the stowaways who narrated their encounter said they ran out of food and to avoid starving to death, they presented themselves to the crew of the ship.<\/p>\n<p>They said the crew physically tortured them and later threw them into the sea after spraying them with chemicals.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the 13 stowaways were reported to have died in the process while the surviving 11 sustained various degrees of injuries and rescued by Liberian fishermen and handed to their Immigration service.<\/p>\n<p>Three of the stowaways narrated their ordeal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the ship was moving after four days our food finished and so we wanted help from the crew. Unfortunately, the crew started spraying us chemicals which were burning our skins while asking us to jump into the high seas,\u201d one of the rescued victims said.<\/p>\n<p>While receiving the stowaways, the Comptroller Immigration Service, MMIA, Lagos, commended the Liberian government and officers of the Liberian Immigration service for rescuing them, describing the act as noble.<\/p>\n<p>She said after proper profiling, they would be released to the appropriate authorities.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cTheir story is very harrowing, very pitiable, there was hot water flushing, thrown into the high sea and left to destiny.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of the Comptroller-General, Isah Jere Idris, we want to thank the Commander General of Immigration for Liberia for their kind gesture.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officers of the Liberian Immigration Service have handed over 11 Nigerian stowaways rescued on the high sea to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). 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