Nigeria has been dragged to the international court by Switzerland over the detention of a tanker vessel for over a year and four months.
The ship, crew and cargo have been under detention off Port Harcourt.
In a statement, the Swiss Foreign Ministry disclosed that it had since May 21 requested the International Tribunal in charge of the Law of the Sea to order Nigeria to release the tanker vessel, its crew and cargo.
The tanker vessel was arrested for entering Nigerian waters illegally and trafficking in diesel. Read more