By: Anne Ejuka
Five Nigerian stowaways have been arrested by the Nigerian Navy on board a ship destined for Europe.
The arrest, which was made by NNS Beecroft when the stowaways were discovered on board MT Chemstrans Baltic anchored on Lagos waters.
This was revealed in a statement by the Commander NNS Beecroft, Commodore Bashir Mohammed, the five stowaways were arrested on Tuesday.
The stowaways who according to the statement were aged between 23 and 27 years were handed over to the Nigerian Immigration Service.
Part of the statement added, “The suspects confessed that they travelled to Lagos with the intention of leaving the country for Europe in search of greener pasture before they were apprehended".