Hostage hunt continues

on January 15, 2019

Negotiating team being set up.

Piracy: Russian, Nigerian authorities search for abducted seamen

Anna Okon

The Russian Embassy in Nigeria is collaborating with the government to track down the location of crew members taken hostage from the “MSC Mandy” near the coast of the Republic of Benin between January 1 and 2.

Our correspondent gathered that the Mediterranean Shipping Company was setting up a team to negotiate with the pirates.

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Source: punchng.com

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