INDIANS KIDNAPPED IN NIGERIA RELEASED: SUSHMA SWARAJ
INDIANS
KIDNAPPED IN NIGERIA RELEASED: SUSHMA SWARAJ
Three
Indian nationals hailing from Himachal Pradesh who were kidnapped in Nigeria
have been released, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Wednesday.
“We have secured the release of Sushil Kumar, Pankaj Kumar
and Ajay Kumar who were abducted in Nigeria,” Sushma Swaraj tweeted.
We have secured the release of
three Indian nationals Sushil Kumar, Pankaj Kumar and Ajay Kumar - all from
Himachal Pradesh who were abducted in Nigeria. I appreciate the efforts of Shri
B.N.Reddy Indian High Commissioner in Nigeria.
She
also appreciated the efforts of Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria B.N. Reddy
in this regard.
According to a media report, the family of one of those
kidnapped, Sushil Kumar, last received a satellite phone call from him on March
12 when he said that Nigerian pirates hijacked his ship which also had two
other Indian crew members on board.
All three worked in the merchant navy and hailed from
Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.
