Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped an Indian national in Nigeria's restive oil producing Delta region. Police spokesperson in Port Harcourt Rita Abbey said the kidnapped person works with a home building and property management company as the General Manager. But his name was not disclosed. No group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.<br/><br/> Abbey said police had followed kidnappers in hopes of rescuing the man but could not succeed.<br/><br/> Officials at the Indian High Commission in Abuja said they are monitoring the situation very closely and hoped that the security operatives will rescue the victim.<br/><br/> Foreign workers in the Delta region have faced series of kidnappings with demand for large ransom by the abductors.
News On AIR | February 6, 2010 6:40 PM
Indian kidnapped in Nigeria