Four South Korean employees of Hyundai Heavy Industries have
been freed days after being abducted by gunmen in Bayelsa state, South South
Nigeria.
Gunmen kidnapped the four foreigners and two Nigerians
working on Hyundai’s operations in the Niger Delta region on Monday.
Officials in Seoul said in a statement that the four Koreans
had been freed, but gave no details of the fate of the Nigerian workers.
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said the four workers were
released after “persistent persuasion.”
The four hostages had been handed over to South Korean
officials in Nigeria late on Friday, Yonhap news agency and YTN TV said.
There was no immediate comment from either the South Korean
government or Hyundai Heavy Industries.
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