David Crawshaw,
Published: Jul 05, 2007
CANBERRA, July 5 AAP – Foreign affairs officials say they are working with oil giant Shell to try to secure the release of an Australian kidnapped by armed militants in Nigeria.
The man, named in media reports as Jason Lane from Queensland, was taken hostage yesterday alongside four other foreign contractors, including two New Zealanders, who had been drilling an oil well in Nigeria’s volatile south.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said today the Australian high commission in Abuja, the capital, was “working closely with the company to secure the man’s release”. The Australian government was taking the matter “very seriously”, a DFAT spokeswoman said. She was unable to confirm the Australian’s identity or provide details about his health, but said the man’s next of kin had been informed. read more
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