"They Ran Out of Food": 4 Nigerians Sit on Ruder of Ship For 14 Days Across Atlantic Ocean, Land in Brazil

• Four Nigerians perched on the rudder of a gigantic ship and crossed 5,600 kilometres across the Atlantic Ocean
• The four men were hoping to travel from Nigeria to Europe without being discovered by the ship's crew
• But surprisingly to them, they discovered themselves not in Europe but in Brazil, where they were rescued after 14 days

A video has shown how four Nigerians perched precariously on the rudder of a ship from Lagos to Brazil.

The four men were hoping to relocate to Europe just by sitting on the ship's rudder, but they found themselves in South America.

The men took the risky journey across the cold Atlantic Ocean in hopes of a better life outside the shores of Nigeria.

In the video, the four Nigerians were seen sitting under the ship within spitting distance from the cold seawater, Reuters reports.

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Four Nigerians who travelled on the rudder of a ship

They sat that way for 14 days, travelling 5,600 kilometres and even ran out of food on the 10th day, after which they resorted to drinking seawater.

Because of the nature of the ship's rudder, it was difficult for them even to get any sleep.

After they were rescued in Brazil, two of them said they would like to return to Nigeria, and they were sent back.

The remaining two, Thankgod Opemipo Matthew Yeye and Roman Ebimene Friday, applied for asylum in Brazil. Yeye is said to be a Pentecostal minister from Lagos, while Friday is from Bayelsa state.

The video capturing how they sat on the ship's rudder was posted on YouTube by Aljazeera.

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Watch the video below:

Reactions as four Nigerians sit on rudder of ship across the Atlantic Ocean

@AfroScientificSprituality said:

"This is a life and death journey. I m glad they made it alive.I m glad the Brazilian Government accepted them."

@SpiritRevived commented:

"That is definitely not a Nigerian accent."

@asabovesobelow3023 said:

"I’m empathetic to these people and how badly they want to live in a foreign country."

Nigerian lady relocates to UK to work as a nurse

In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a lady secured a UK visa and moved there to work as a nurse.

Apart from the visa, the lady also got a job with the NHS before travelling out.

She posted a video on TikTok to show her followers when she departed Nigeria.

Source: Legit.ng