By Suleiman Anyalewechi
Two Nigerians were on Thursday, November 13, 2025, reported dead, while two others were rescued following the capsize of a rubber boat carrying no fewer than 49 suspected q1illegal migrants in the Mediterranean Sea.
According to the International Organization for Migration, IOM, a sizable number of Nigerians, believed to be in search of greener pastures (Japa ) were among the 49 persons on board the ill-fated vessel said to have taken off from the Libyan coastal city of Zuwara on November 3,2025 for Europe.
Apart from the two reported dead and the two rescued passengers , the other Nigerian occupants have been reported missing alongside others from different countries
” The vessel capsized roughly six hours later after high waves caused the engine to fail . All passengers –47 men and two women were thrown overboard.
” The boat drifted for six days before Libyan authorities rescued seven men — four from Sudan ,two from Nigeria ,and one from Cameroon on November 8,” the IOM stated.
Further in its reports of the unfortunate incident,the IOM noted that about 42 persons out of the 49 on board have been reported missing ,and are being presumed dead , until otherwise proven.
According to the Migration body , war-torn Sudan again top the list of the missing persons, with 29 in number. Another African failed Country–Somalia has 8,three from Cameroon and two from Nigeria..
The IOM stated that the incident is coming in quick succession to other fatal shipwrecks , between the Libyan city of Surman and Italian island of Lampedusa within the last few weeks.
The body expressed serious concern that available data from its missing migrants project, sadly shows that over 1000 persons, have so died along the Central Mediterranean route in 2025 .
The IOM noted that the grim and dangerous data resulted mainly from the astronomical number of migrants , mostly from Africa who are ready to risk the deadly sea crossing to Europe.
The body further noted that no fewer than 25,600 migrants have been reported dead and or gone missing along the Central Mediterranean since 2014
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