November 12, 2010 7:09 PM

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Nigerian militants notify nationalities of the seven hostages

The Nigerian main militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta -MEND -today released the nationalities of the seven hostages it abducted during a recent attack on an offshore oil rig in southeast Akwa Ibom State. The group spokesperson Jomo Gbomo said in a statement that 2 Americans, 2 French, 1 Canadian and 2 Indonesia are in their custody. He said the 7 individuals are all in good health and will be in their custody for a while. The London-Based oil exploration firm Afren said on Monday that Nigerian gunmen had attacked its offshore oil rig and abducted its crew members.

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