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New Delhi: Five Indian sailors kidnapped by pirates in Nigeria earlier this month have been released, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday. “We have secured the release of five Indian sailors from pirates in Nigeria,” Sushma Swaraj tweeted.
We have secured the release of 5 Indian sailors from pirates in Nigeria.
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) December 24, 2015
The five sailors were kidnapped on 11 December in Warri, Nigeria. On 18 December, the minister said India’s High Commissioner to Nigeria AR Ghanashyam met Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on the matter and that the sailors were safe. Sushma Swaraj said in another tweet:
I appreciate the good work done by our High Commissioner AR Ghanshyam.
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) December 24, 2015
She thanked President Buhari for securing the release of the captive sailors.
Our thanks to the President of Nigeria.
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) December 24, 2015
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