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The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT has handed over three suspected stowaways to the Nigeria Immigration Services (NIS).
The arrest of the three suspects increased the total number of stowaways arrested in the past 12 months to 97.
Commander NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Bashir Mohammed, who made disclosure, said the arrests were part of efforts by the Nigerian Navy to rid the nation’s maritime space of all illegalities including human trafficking.
He added that the arrest was recorded through robust patrols in the Lagos waters, all of which have been handed over to the NIS.
On the recent arrest, he said the Base Patrol team arrested the three suspects onboard MT SCF ALPHINE around the Lagos anchorage.
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The Nigerian Naval Ship (NNS) BEECROFT said it arrested 97 stoaways in the last 12 months who were handed over to the Nigeria Immigration Services (NIS).
This is contained in a statement signed on Friday in Lagos by NNS BEECROFT’s Information Officer, Veronica Effiong.
Ms Effiong said that the arrests were made as part of efforts by the Nigerian Navy to rid the nation’s maritime space of all illegalities, including human trafficking.
“Nigerian Naval Ship BEECROFT through robust patrols in the last 12 months arrested 97 stowaways in the Lagos waters all of which have been handed over to the NIS.
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The Nigerian Naval Ship, NNS, BEECROFT, said it arrested 97 stowaways in the last 12 months who were handed over to the Nigeria Immigration Services (NIS).
This was contained in a statement on Friday in Lagos by NNS BEECROFT s Information Officer, Sub-Lt. Veronica Effiong.
Effiong said that the arrests were made as part of efforts by the Nigerian Navy to rid the nation s maritime space of all illegalities, including human trafficking.
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