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Nigerian militants release kidnapped workers

Canada News.Net
Saturday 26th July, 2008

On Saturday, Nigerian militants released eight foreign oil workers.

The workers, who had been kidnapped by the militants, were released unharmed.

The kidnappings occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning, when a group of gunmen in a speed boat attacked a petroleum tanker.

Two people were shot and injured and eight oil workers were taken.

The workers were released at about 8:30 on Saturday night.

Late on Thursday, 12 people were kidnapped from a boat near the Niger Delta.

Seven of them were later freed but five people remain captive.

 

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odayday
07-27-08, 04:53 AM

Nigerian militants release kidnapped workers

Let all Nigerians try in as much as possible to stop these militants cos their aim is personnel not for the masses

odayday
07-27-08, 04:56 AM

Militants Attacks

Every leaders of the militant groups should followed up byj law and condemed


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