Switzerland to pay Nigeria $14m to secure release of tanker, detained crew
21 July 2019 |
11:40 am
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) has ordered Switzerland to post a bond worth USD14million with Nigeria in order to secure the release of a gas oil tanker and its crew that was arrested by the Nigerian Navy.
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