The ship’s Information Officer, Lt. Hussaini Ibrahim in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, said that 15 stowaways were intercepted on December 19 onboard European bound vessel Moto Tanker (MT) KRITI RUBY.
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Its Commander, Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, disclosed this when he addressed newsmen in Lagos on Friday.
Base Information Officer, Nigerian Navy Ship BEECROFT, Apapa, Lagos, Sub Lieutenant HA Collins, confirmed this.
The Commander of NNS DELTA, Commodore Chindo Yahaya, made this known when he briefed newsmen on Tuesday.
Five of the suspects according to The Nation were arrested while several others escaped with bullet wounds during the operation.
He gave the warning in his remarks at the Nigerian Navy Ceremonial Sunset, which ended late on Friday at the Nigerian Navy Ship Quorra, Apapa, Lagos.