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Philippine hostages freed in Nigeria, says Manila

AFP
MANILA
Petroleumworld.com 08 14 06

Three Filipino oil industry workers kidnapped in Nigeria were freed on Monday and handed over to the Philippine embassy, the foreign department said.

Cornelio Fallaria, Daniel Monteagudo and Alberto Torres were turned over to embassy officials "about 30 minutes ago," Foreign Undersecretary Esteban Conejos told reporters.

The three were abducted on August 4 on Bonny Island, where they were working on a multi-billion-dollar liquefied gas project.

There was no immediate word on Didone Shephard, a German citizen kidnapped along with his driver in the oil city of Port Harcourt, near Bonny island on the same week.

The past seven months have seen a wave of kidnappings and attacks on oil facilities and personnel by separatist agitators in the Niger Delta, home to Nigeria's multi-billion-dollar oil and gas wealth.

AFP 14 07 52 GMT 08 06

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