- Stolen missiles from Gaddafi targets Britain chopper pilots
- Argentina accuses UK of treating Falkands as 'last refuge of declining empire'
- Imran Khan accuses Gilani of putting system at risk to save corrupt Zardari
- New survey shows Santorum trails Obama by just four percent in White House race
- Egypt's generals reject calls for civilian cabinet
- Burma's 'Saffron Revolution' leader detained within weeks of release
Nigerian oil militants release 19 hostages
Nairobi/Abuja, Oct 6 (DPA) Nigerian oil militants Sunday said they had released 19 Nigerian oil workers kidnapped two weeks ago but said they would hold on to a Briton and two Ukrainians taken at the same time.
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said in a statement that the expatriates could not yet be released due to 'security concerns'.
Militant groups in the Niger Delta often attack oil installations and kidnap expatriate workers, saying they are fighting for a greater
share of profits from oil exploitation for the poor of the region.
The government says they are merely criminal gangs intent on stealing oil and extorting money.
Expatriate workers are normally released after money changes hands, although ransom payments are officially denied.
Another Briton, David Melford, was released in the oil-rich Niger Delta Saturday.
The unrest had cut oil production by around a fifth since early 2006, helping to push up global oil prices and allowing Angola to surpass Nigeria as Africa's biggest oil exporter.
Three Nigerians held for fraud.
Delhi police arrests three persons including a Nigerian with over 21 kg heroin.
Ferguson accused of faking Roo's `Nigerian' virus.
Nigerian man with 86 wives intends to marry more!.
Delhi police nabs a Nigerian national with heroin worth Rs. 25 million.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comments: