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| Four Britons have been kidnapped in the southern Delta state in Nigeria, according to the police. | |
| The authorities are attempting to rescue the four people, who were taken by unidentified gunmen on 13 October, said Andrew Aniamaka, a spokesman for Delta state police. | The authorities are attempting to rescue the four people, who were taken by unidentified gunmen on 13 October, said Andrew Aniamaka, a spokesman for Delta state police. |
| Kidnapping for ransom is common in parts of Nigeria. In the past few years, a number of foreigners have been kidnapped in the Niger Delta region, which holds most of the country’s crude oil – Nigeria’s economic mainstay. | |
| “The abductors have not made any contact but we are doing our investigations to know the motive and have them rescued without jeopardising their lives,” said Aniamaka. | “The abductors have not made any contact but we are doing our investigations to know the motive and have them rescued without jeopardising their lives,” said Aniamaka. |
| “Information available to us shows they are missionaries giving free medical services,” he said, adding that the British nationals had been working in a very rural area. | “Information available to us shows they are missionaries giving free medical services,” he said, adding that the British nationals had been working in a very rural area. |