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Nigerian Police Rescue Kidnapped Men in Nigeria

Monday, April 24, 2017

Two Turkish men who were kidnapped in early-April have been rescued by Nigerian police. The two men, employed by a construction company, were abducted on April 11 in the town of Eket in Akwa Ibom state.

“The two Turkish nationals were rescued by police on the 19th of April,” said Okechukwu Chukwu, a deputy superintendent in Akwa Ibom state, cited in a Reuters report “No casualty was recorded during their rescue but five suspects were arrested. No ransom was paid, and investigations are ongoing. The Turks have been reunited with their families.”


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