2 more foreigners kidnapped in Nigeria

LAGOS, Nigeria – Gunmen attacked an oil facility in restive southern Nigeria overnight and took two foreigners hostage, private security contractors said Monday.

Several speedboats full of gunmen attacked the facility on Calabar River late Sunday night, the two contractors said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk to the media.


They said they had no information on the hostages’ nationalities or employers. Local authorities were not immediately available for comment.

Sunday night’s attack coincided with the release of British 3-year-old Margaret Hill, whose father works for an energy company. She was the first foreign child to be kidnapped in the restive Niger river delta region, which has seen about 150 foreigners seized this year.

AP