Two Naija Migrants Dem Fear Say Don Die For Libya Boat Wahala

Two Naija people, wey dey among 42 wey miss for one boat wahala for Mediterranean route, dem don fear say dem don die. Di International Organisation for Migration (IOM) talk for one statement wey dem put for dia website say two oda Naija people survive di wahala. Di incident happen on November 8 when big wave make di boat engine fail, come capsized di boat, throw all di passengers comot for inside water. From di 49 migrants, only seven survive, while 42 miss and dem dey presumed dead. Di survivors yan say di boat carry 49 people (47 men and two women) start from Zuwara on November 3 around 3:00 a.m., six hours later, high wave make engine fail, come throw everybody for water. IOM talk say dem give di survivors emergency medical care, water, and food when dem reach disembarkation point.

Di statement still talk say dis wahala na part of di growing number of migrants wey don die for boat accidents, wey don pass 1,000 for 2025. Dis tragedy happen few weeks after oda deadly wahala for Surman and Lampedusa, show how dangerous di Central Mediterranean Route be. According to IOM’s Missing Migrants Project, di death toll don rise even more, dey show say regional cooperation, better search and rescue, and safe migration routes dey urgently needed. Na same kain wahala happen for December 2023, wey 61 migrants miss and fear say dem don die when dia boat sink off Libya coast. IOM talk say 86 people dey onboard that time.