The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu. Photo: Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu via X, July 2025South African authorities have confirmed the rescue of 12 crew members from a Nigerian tugboat that sank off the country’s coast late Saturday night, with one person confirmed dead and five others still missing. The tugboat, identified as LEO, was said to have had 18 persons on board. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, disclosed on Monday that the South African Ministry of Transportation had formally notified Nigerian authorities of the incident. “The South Africa Ministry of Transportation informed us of this development.

Source: Punch March 02, 2026 20:10 UTC