As the “Backway” migration to Europe onboard wooden boats from Gunjur shows no sign of slowing down despite the cold weather season, Gunjuronline can report that on Saturday evening, a joint operation between Gunjur Police, Tanji Immigration Post and campaigners against the dangerous journey to Europe has intercepted and stopped a planned departure of a boat owned by a prominent fisherfolk from Gunjur.
Due to the lucrative nature of carrying would-be migrants each of whom are charged up to D50,000, a boatload of just 100 migrants earns the boat owner a whopping D5 million.
Our source, on condition of strict anonymity has revealed that a BMW carrying the captain of the boat is at large. The would-be passengers are believed to be in camp at a compound in Gunjur with the boat waiting in the Gunjur Sambuyang fishing village.
This medium can also report that, despite a substantial number of young men, women and children unaccounted for since leaving Gunjur onboard wooden boats to Spain, more plans are afoot for further boat departures from Gunjur.
This is a developing story…