Gunmen kidnap six foreigners, demand $1.3m ransom

LAGOS (AFP) – Gunmen who stormed an oil service ship in southern Nigeria have kidnapped six foreigners and demanded a $1.3 million ransom for their release, police told AFP.

“Three of those abducted are from Ukraine, two from India one from Russia… One of the kidnappers called to demand the sum of 200 million naira (one million euros, $1.3 million) Bayelsa state police spokesman Fidelis Odunna said of the Sunday attack.

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