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11 jailed Indians in Nigeria released

The 11 Indians jailed in Nigeria have been released. They were languishing in a Nigerian jail for two years.<br/><br/>Employees of a Merchant Navy firm, the crew's ship got stranded in Nigeria and the entire crew was arrested for violating laws of international waters in 2014.<br/><br/>External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday confirmed the release of jailed Indians.<br/><br/>In a tweet, she also appreciated the efforts of High Commissioner in Nigeria B N Reddy for expediting their repatriation.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Mrs Swaraj has said that the Government is making all efforts to secure the release of two Indians abducted from Gboko, a town in the Benue state of north-central Nigeria.<br/><br/>One of the captive is Anish Sharma from Karnataka and another is Mangipudi Sai Srinivas from Andhara Pradesh.<br/><br/>Both were travelling to Dangote Cement Plc Plant in a car from their residential quarters last Wednesday, when a group of armed men kidnapped them at a traffic signal.<br/><br/>Mrs Swaraj said that she spoke to Anish Sharma's wife and assured her that the Government is doing its best to secure their release from abductors.<br/><br/>In a tweet she said she has deputed a senior officer to update the family regularly.<br/><br/>External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup had on Friday described the abduction as "nothing surprising or new in that area", saying such incidents keep happening there.<br/><br/>

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