Stowaway palava for Nigeria waterways don reduce by 40 percent dis past one year. Dem dey thank di better teamwork wey dey between Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and Nigerian Navy for di improvement. Commodore Paul Nimmyel, wey be di Commander of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Beecroft, yarn dis one during one big simulation exercise for Lagos, wey end one three-day regional workshop about how to protect sea borders and fight terrorism.
“We don reduce am by like 40 percent. E used to dey high before,” Nimmyel tok. E talk say no be only patrol and arrest dem dey do, but dem also dey do community outreach to teach people di danger wey follow illegal travel. E explain say most of di stowaway dem no even sabi where di ship dey go, and di journey dey very risky. Anybody wey Navy catch, dem go write dem name down, hand dem over to immigration, and give dem better advice make dem no try am again.
Nimmyel also talk say Navy dey play active role for sea security, and dem dey work well with other agencies like Customs, Immigration, NDLEA, and NAFDAC. According to am, na this kind better partnership dey help stop illegal migration and other bad things wey dey happen for sea.
