Abductors release Italian hostage

An Italian engineer who was abducted by a group of armed men in Kwara State has been released, a spokesman for Italy’s Foreign Minister, Giulio Terzi told Reuters on Saturday.
Details on his release were not immediately available, the spokesman said.
In March, a Briton and an Italian abducted in Sokoto State were both killed in a failed rescue attempt by British and Nigerian Special Forces.
The mission was condemned by Rome, which had not been informed beforehand. -Nationwp_posts

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