American Worker Kidnapped in Nigeria
Published at(LAGOS, Nigeria) — An American who worked for the Marubeni Corp. in Nigeria’s oil-rich delta region was kidnapped on Friday.
Gunmen kidnapped the man in Warri, killing his driver. They demanded a ransom of more than $300,000.
The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria said they were aware of the kidnapping. Militants within the Niger Delta have in the past kidnapped foreign oil workers for ransom.
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