The rescued Indians with operatives of DSSS
The Department of State Security Service (SSS), said it has rescued three kidnapped Indians and arrested five suspected kidnappers at Bonny Channel in Rivers State.
According
to a statement issued by the spokesperson of SSS, Marilyn Ogar, “On
30th January 2014, this Service in collaboration with the Military
rescued three Indians, Kanishik JHORAR, Mhinder Singh SAINI and
Balwinder SINGH.”
She
also said, “They were kidnapped on 3rd January, 2014, while on board a
cargo ship, MV SAN MIGUEL belonging to Martinez Hermanos Limitada, an
Equatorial Guinea Company, off the coast of Equatorial Guinea and
brought to Bonny Channel, Rivers State, where they were held hostage.”
Accordingly,
on 31st January, 2014, the three Indians were handed over to the Indian
High Commission and the country of their employers (Equatorial Guinea
Embassy) respectively. No ransom was paid for their release,” Marilyn
Ogar explained.
Meanwhile,
five members of the kidnap gang have been arrested, while the leader of
the group and others are still at large, the SSS statement said.
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