After 120 hours, 5 abducted maritime workers union, regain freedom

By allcitynews.ng

120 hours in den of kidnappers, five Maritime Workers of Nigeria (MWUN) and three others, kidnapped by gunmen in Rivers State have regained freedom.

The eight Nigerians, among them five members of the Maritime Workers of Nigeria (MWUN), were abducted by gunmen in Rivers State on Monday.

The release of the abducted travellers, which occurred on Saturday evening based on the intervention of the Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh and other stakeholders.

The DG of NIMASA broke the news after a phone conversation with the President-General of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigerian (MWUN), Comrade Adewale Adeyanju.

The abductees are believed to be in good physical condition and the MWUN president is expected to provide a detailed report on the incidents surrounding the abduction early next week.

The eight persons were travelling to Port Harcourt from Kula area in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area before the gunmen abducted them at the Kula-Abonnema waterway.

More information will be made available to the public in due course.