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Ghana’s port officials have arrested three Nigerians who wanted to stowaway to Europe but ended up at the Tema Port. The three Nigerian nationals are Kelvin Popoola, 26, Isaac Daniels, 32 and 28-year-old Nuta.

According to an official statement from the port officials, the trio are currently in the custody of the police. The statement further explained that the three men sneaked into an MV Unity vessel from Apapa Port in Nigeria which was apparently heading to Ghana. One of the arrested stowaways, Daniels has been identified as a serial stowaway who was arrested in 2019 for similar offences. He was deported to Nigeria with some $600 (N217,500) package, officials told the media. Meanwhile, an officer at the Tema Port in charge of security, Col Punamane said the issue of stowaways being disembarked at the port is becoming a major concern. He noted that they have stepped up efforts to deal with such crimes. In April 2018, six Tunisian stowaways were arrested at the Tema Port raising concerns about safety at Ghana’s ports of entry. A similar incident occurred in August 2018 after two Ghanaian teenagers were also arrested by port officials.