The police, who confirmed the arrest in a statement, said an investigation has been launched into the incident and that more arrests are imminent.
Mr Oluwafemi tasked the federal government on taking decisive actions to protect Nigerians in South Africa and other tense countries.
Mr Esan, 25, was sentenced on Friday.
A U.S. Marine, Chukwuemeka E. Oforah, has died after falling off the USS Iwo Jima ship into the sea.
Michael Elendu, a Nigerian-Canadian convicted nearly three years ago of murdering his roommate, has been found guilty of the lesser offence of manslaughter following a retrial.
Titilayo Oluwakemi Oyekanmi and her sons, Samuel, Joseph and Genesis, were issued a deportation order after their asylum application appeal was unsuccessful.
The association urged members of the Nigerian community in South Africa to remain calm, peaceful and law-abiding.
At least 53 migrants, including two babies, are feared dead or missing after a rubber boat carrying 55 people capsized off the coast of Libya.
The mission said visa compliance will secure the continued access of responsible travellers who adhere to the rules.
