The four men, who ultimately ended up in Brazil, had run out of food and drink on the 10th day of their trip that began on June 27 and decided to turn to what Mother Nature could offer them, according to Reuters, citing their personal accounts.
The 35-year-old Friday and another stowaway, Thankgod Opemipo Matthew Yeye, 38, decided to stay in Brazil and apply for asylum while the other two men have gone back to Nigeria upon their request, according to Reuters.
Both men said they fled Nigeria because of the state of its economy, political instability and crime, the news agency reported.
Friday said a fisherman friend rowed him up to the stern of the Liberian-flagged Ken Wave cargo ship in Lagos on June 27 only to find the three other stowaways already waiting in the vessel’s rudder area.
During the 3,500-mile journey across the Atlantic, the men tied themselves to a net they set up in the ship’s rudder area to prevent themselves from falling into the water and made sure they were quiet to avoid being detected by the ship’s crew, Reuters also reported.
Source: www.fox5ny.com
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