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| Scottish hostage freed in Nigeria | Scottish hostage freed in Nigeria |
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| A Scottish oil worker who was kidnapped in Nigeria at the weekend has been released. | A Scottish oil worker who was kidnapped in Nigeria at the weekend has been released. |
| BBC Scotland can reveal Gordon Gray, from Crieff in Perthshire, was handed over to Nigerian government officials on Wednesday morning. | BBC Scotland can reveal Gordon Gray, from Crieff in Perthshire, was handed over to Nigerian government officials on Wednesday morning. |
| The worker with Aberdeen-based Dolphin Drilling was taken by armed men from the Bulford Dolphin drilling rig in the Niger Delta early on Saturday. | The worker with Aberdeen-based Dolphin Drilling was taken by armed men from the Bulford Dolphin drilling rig in the Niger Delta early on Saturday. |
| Married father-of-three Mr Gray was said to be in good health. | |
| 'Express thanks' | 'Express thanks' |
| Dolphin Drilling said their employee was released and then handed over to the Nigerian government. It is not known if any ransom was paid. | |
| A Dolphin Drilling spokesman said: "We are extremely pleased that our colleague is free at last." | A Dolphin Drilling spokesman said: "We are extremely pleased that our colleague is free at last." |
| The company said it wished to "express our thanks" to those who helped in Nigeria for their "unstinting assistance". | The company said it wished to "express our thanks" to those who helped in Nigeria for their "unstinting assistance". |
| Mr Gray's family said they did not wish to comment. | Mr Gray's family said they did not wish to comment. |
| A Foreign Office spokeswoman confirmed: "He is in good health and has been taken to the British Deputy High Commission in Lagos." | A Foreign Office spokeswoman confirmed: "He is in good health and has been taken to the British Deputy High Commission in Lagos." |
| There have been more than 70 kidnappings in the oil-rich but impoverished Niger Delta this year. | There have been more than 70 kidnappings in the oil-rich but impoverished Niger Delta this year. |