Gunmen in southern Niger Delta region have kidnapped 14 local oil workers and their driver, police said on Saturday.
The abduction took place on a road connecting the towns of Omoku and Elele, around 50 km (30 miles) from the city of Port Harcourt, Rivers state, in the early hours of Friday as the employees of energy company Nestoil travelled to work, police said.
“We have recovered the vehicle they were travelling in before the incident occurred. Police are currently combing bushes around the area in a bid to find and release the victims,” said Nnamdi Omoni of Rivers state police.
“I do not think there was a foreigner among those kidnapped. Their abductors have not made any contact and nobody has been arrested yet,” added Nnamdi.
A spokesman for Nestoil could not immediately be reached.
Reuters
