Four foreigners working for Netherlands-based
Sea Trucks Group who were kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Bonny
Island, Port Harcourt, on August 4 have been released, the company and
the navy said on Thursday.
The
navy had previously said the gunmen abducted a Malaysian, an Iranian, a
Thai and an Indonesian worker. The company declined to comment on their
nationalities.
“At about 0755am on August 23, the four expatriates that were kidnapped during the attack on MV JASCON 33 belonging to Sea Truck on August 4 off the shores of Bonny were released by the pirates,” navy spokesman Kabir Aliyu confirmed.
Sea Trucks spokeswoman Corrie van Kessel also confirmed by email on Thursday that their staff had been released and were “OK”. She did not say if the company paid a ransom to the kidnappers.
The
navy had previously said the gunmen abducted a Malaysian, an Iranian, a
Thai and an Indonesian worker. The company declined to comment on their
nationalities.“At about 0755am on August 23, the four expatriates that were kidnapped during the attack on MV JASCON 33 belonging to Sea Truck on August 4 off the shores of Bonny were released by the pirates,” navy spokesman Kabir Aliyu confirmed.
Sea Trucks spokeswoman Corrie van Kessel also confirmed by email on Thursday that their staff had been released and were “OK”. She did not say if the company paid a ransom to the kidnappers.
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