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Nigeria closing in on kidnappers of 1 Colombian and 3 Brits

by Hannah Stone January 13, 2010

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Nigeria has launched an operation to rescue four people, including one Colombian national, who were kidnapped yesterday in the south of the country, police announced on Wednesday.

A police spokesman told Bloomberg that the kidnappers have not yet made contact to ask for a ransom, but said “we are closing in on them.”

A 2 million naira ($13,250) reward has been offered for information that helps the rescue effort.

The four hostages work for Royal Dutch Shell Plc, and were attacked while travelling in a convoy near Port Harcourt on Tuesday morning. A Nigerian security guard was killed in the attack.

Kidnapping for ransom is common in the oil-rich, but poor African country.

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