Four Nigerian stowaways were rescued on the Atlantic Ocean after being thrown overboard by the crew of a foreign vessel.
The men had boarded the ship in secret with hopes of reaching foreign shores.
But the crew of the vessel, upon discovering the stowaways, allegedly responded with violence, casting the men into the open sea.
However, a maritime logistics company owned by a France-based Ekiti-born business man, Mr Harrison Niyi Alonge, rescued the young men
The public relations officer of the firm, Olawale Ezekiel, made this known in a statement.
“The crew, led by a captain, detected suspicious movement in the waters and quickly raised the alarm.
“Acting on their report, Alonge ordered an immediate emergency operation, which led to the rescue of the four victims.
“All four victims were found alive but clearly traumatised. They are now in stable condition and receiving proper care. Their survival is nothing short of a miracle.
“They were clinging to debris, weak and barely able to call for help. We acted quickly. Another few minutes, and they might not have made it,” the statement said.
The rescued individuals, James John, Favour Efe, Kingsley Williams, and Kingsley Mathew, have since been handed over to the Nigerian Navy at the Navy Base Atlas Cove, Takwa Bay.
