The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday, October 17 arrested 11 stowaways who were on board a ship heading to Ghana.

Navy Ship Beecroft, paraded the group on Thursday after they were apprehended aboard a Guangzhou Highway Panama vessel.

According to reports, they thought the vessel was Europe-bound and decided to follow it out of the country in search of greener pastures.

Lieutenant Commander Ayobami Tunde-Alli of the NNS Beecroft told reporters that the stowaways were arrested by the NNS Beecroft patrol team on Tuesday around 7 p.m.

They have since been handed over to the Nigerian Immigration Service in Apapa, Lagos.

Tunde-Alli 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, October 17, 2023, around 7 pm at obscured spaces of the stern gate onboard Guangzhou Highway Panama, which was en route Ghana.

“Accordingly, Western Regional Control Centre was immediately informed and prompted the vessel to halt within Lagos anchorage.

“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.”

Source: GhanaWeb