Since this story broke, all eight workers have been released. In the meantime, 5 South Koreans have been taken....this is a non stop cycle. Â It seems that Iraq is not the only place that blood is flowing over oil. In Nigeria, Africaâs largest oil producer, an increasing number of attacks and abductions have been taking place. Most recently, eight oil workers on an offshore platform were taken hostage in a bold raid by twenty to thirty gunmen who boarded the platform from speedboats. The foreign hostages were reported to be unharmed and as of the writing of this piece, the abductors have either not released their demands or their demands have not been released by the officials. It is difficult to assess such situations in a country like Nigeria because often issues like this are community related issues in which poverty stricken citizens of Nigeria see the affluence generated in their backyards by huge oil companies and simply want to marginally improve their situation. Those that are kidnapped are usually released unharmed in return for money, jobs, or community development projects in the region.
Expat Oil Workers Abducted in Nigeria
Expat Oil Workers Abducted in Nigeria
Expat Oil Workers Abducted in Nigeria
Since this story broke, all eight workers have been released. In the meantime, 5 South Koreans have been taken....this is a non stop cycle. Â It seems that Iraq is not the only place that blood is flowing over oil. In Nigeria, Africaâs largest oil producer, an increasing number of attacks and abductions have been taking place. Most recently, eight oil workers on an offshore platform were taken hostage in a bold raid by twenty to thirty gunmen who boarded the platform from speedboats. The foreign hostages were reported to be unharmed and as of the writing of this piece, the abductors have either not released their demands or their demands have not been released by the officials. It is difficult to assess such situations in a country like Nigeria because often issues like this are community related issues in which poverty stricken citizens of Nigeria see the affluence generated in their backyards by huge oil companies and simply want to marginally improve their situation. Those that are kidnapped are usually released unharmed in return for money, jobs, or community development projects in the region.