On Friday, August 29, a visit, board, search and seizure team of the Togolese National Navy boarded Endo Ponente and confirmed that all crewmembers were safe, with no material damage recorded on board.
The ship is now under the custody of the Togolese National Navy, which promptly reported the situation to the Multinational Maritime Coordination Centre Zone E, Under the Yaoundé Architecture for maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea, which covers Nigeria, Benin, Togo, and Niger Republic.
Osagie Edward, NIMASA Deputy Director for Public Relations, said investigations are ongoing to establish the identity of the perpetrators.
