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Kidnappers in southern Nigeria have released a three-year-old British girl who was held hostage for four days. | |
Margaret Hill was in good health and being cared for by officials in Port Harcourt city, a government spokeswoman told the Reuters news agency. | Margaret Hill was in good health and being cared for by officials in Port Harcourt city, a government spokeswoman told the Reuters news agency. |
The child was snatched from the car driving her to school on Thursday. | The child was snatched from the car driving her to school on Thursday. |
Kidnappers had threatened to kill the girl unless a ransom was paid or her British father took her place. It is not known whether any ransom was paid. | Kidnappers had threatened to kill the girl unless a ransom was paid or her British father took her place. It is not known whether any ransom was paid. |
Kidnapping has become the norm in the oil-rich but impoverished Niger delta region, the BBC's Alex Last says. | Kidnapping has become the norm in the oil-rich but impoverished Niger delta region, the BBC's Alex Last says. |
But, he adds, this time there was immense pressure on her captors - not just from authorities but also from powerful local militant groups, who condemned the crime. | But, he adds, this time there was immense pressure on her captors - not just from authorities but also from powerful local militant groups, who condemned the crime. |