“Dangerous Japa”: Shehu Sani Responds After Three Men Reportedly Survived Eleven-Day Journey From Nigeria To Spain Via Atlantic Ocean

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Written By Oshiobugie John

Shehu Sani has responded to a two-year-old news report of three stowaways who survived an 11-day voyage from Nigeria to the Canary Islands, perched precariously on the rudder of an oil tanker, tagging it as “Dangerous Japa.” CONTINUE READING

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Flashback: The men were discovered by the Spanish coastguard as the ship arrived at the port on Monday after a perilous journey around the west coast of Africa on an outcrop of metal no larger than an office desk.

A photo shared by Spain’s Salvamento Maritimo (maritime rescue) showed the men’s feet dangling less than a meter from the water below.

The Salvamento Maritimo said they were transferred to hospitals on the island for medical attention, as they appeared to be suffering from dehydration and hypothermia.

According to the MarineTraffic website, which tracks ships, the Malta-flagged Alithini II left Lagos, Nigeria, on November 17.

It arrived at Gran Canaria’s Las Palmas port on Monday, having traveled more than 2,700 nautical miles – around 3,100 miles.

Though extremely dangerous, it is not the first time stowaways have been found traveling on the rudder of commercial ships to the Canary Islands.

Last year, a 14-year-old Nigerian boy was interviewed by Spain’s El Pais newspaper after surviving two weeks on a ship’s rudder. He had also departed from Lagos.

Africans fleeing poverty, conflict, and hunger, accentuated by the Covid-19 pandemic and the knock-on effect of the Ukraine war, attempt the perilous crossing to the Canary Islands using small boats.

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