Kidnapped Chinese are freed
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May 30, 2010, Sunday
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Three kidnapped Chinese technicians have been freed in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, an official from the Chinese Consulate General in Lagos said yesterday.
The three male technicians, who worked for a Nigerian steel company, were seized on May 23 in Aba City, Abia state in southeast Nigeria, by an unknown armed gang.
Nine Nigerians were abducted in the same incident.
The Chinese technicians were freed at about 6am local time on Saturday, the official said on condition of anonymity.
They are in good condition and are expected to return to China soon, he said.
The oil-rich Niger Delta of Nigeria has been a troubled region for many years with militants attacking both foreign oil facilities and workers.
Over 300 foreigners have been seized in the area since 2006. But almost all have been released unharmed after paying a ransom.
The Chinese Consulate General in Lagos has asked Chinese citizens in Nigeria to be alert to the security situation.
It has advised Chinese not to go to the southeast part of Nigeria, including Abia.
The latest development came almost a week after a local police spokesman said that four kidnapped Lebanese workers with a construction company in southern Nigeria had been released by their abductors.
The Lebanese were kidnapped by gunmen dressed as soldiers on May 14.
The three male technicians, who worked for a Nigerian steel company, were seized on May 23 in Aba City, Abia state in southeast Nigeria, by an unknown armed gang.
Nine Nigerians were abducted in the same incident.
The Chinese technicians were freed at about 6am local time on Saturday, the official said on condition of anonymity.
They are in good condition and are expected to return to China soon, he said.
The oil-rich Niger Delta of Nigeria has been a troubled region for many years with militants attacking both foreign oil facilities and workers.
Over 300 foreigners have been seized in the area since 2006. But almost all have been released unharmed after paying a ransom.
The Chinese Consulate General in Lagos has asked Chinese citizens in Nigeria to be alert to the security situation.
It has advised Chinese not to go to the southeast part of Nigeria, including Abia.
The latest development came almost a week after a local police spokesman said that four kidnapped Lebanese workers with a construction company in southern Nigeria had been released by their abductors.
The Lebanese were kidnapped by gunmen dressed as soldiers on May 14.
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