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Published on 20 May 2021

Switzerland and Nigeria sign an agreement for the release of the vessel San Padre Pio

Bern, 20.5.2021 - The FDFA and the Federal Ministry of Justice of Nigeria have signed an agreement under which Nigeria will immediately release the ship San Padre Pio. The vessel, which flies the Swiss flag, was detained in January 2018 in Nigeria's exclusive economic zone.