Police say gunmen have kidnapped 15 oil workers near Nigeria's petroleum capital of Port Harcourt in the latest apparent hostage-for-ransom incident. Spokesman Deputy Superintendent Nnamdi Omoni says all the abducted are Nigerians working for local oil industry service company Nestoil. He says their bus was hijacked Friday about 100 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of their office in southeastern Port Harcourt. Hostages are usually released unharmed after ransom payments. Last month, 14 passengers seized from a commuter bus near Port Harcourt were released after two days.

Source: ABC News September 03, 2016 18:45 UTC