Three oil workers from Nigeria, Scotland and Canada have been kidnapped by gunmen who raided a Niger Delta Petroleum Resources-owned rig on 27 April, according to officials. It came days after the abduction of two Shell workers in the same region. Security around the Niger Delta, the country's key crude-producing region, was stepped up in recent weeks following increased attacks from armed gangs demanding a larger share of oil revenues for the region.
Three oil workers from Canada, Scotland and Nigeria have been kidnapped by gunmen who raided a Niger Delta Petroleum Resources-owned rig on 27 April, according to officials. It came days after the abduction of two Shell workers in the same region. Security around the Niger Delta, the country's key crude-producing region, was stepped up in recent weeks following increased attacks from armed gangs demanding a larger share of oil revenues for the region.