According to Ilori, Nigeria, as a large seafaring nation, deserved to play a significant part in world maritime affairs. He went on to say that the safety of foreign sailors should be a top priority.
The Mission to Seafarers, Lagos, a maritime organization in Nigeria, has revealed that 4,000 ships visit Lagos ports each year. Emmanuel Ilori, the group’s Vice President, stated this in a recent interview with The PUNCH, a Nigerian newspaper in Lagos.
“They live in a confined environment and they travel long distances. For instance, a ship that comes to Nigeria will take like five months, and in addition to that they live in that environment for a long time. These are challenging and tasking issues. And don’t forget they are not in contact with their families. So all these challenges put psychological pressure on the seafarers and then their general threshold is very small. So they develop psychological problems.” he added.
