Kiwi, Aussies abducted in Nigeria recoveringTim Croot managed to escape the Nigerian ambush and call home. MACMAHON HOLDINGS The workers were from Macmahon Holdings' site in Calabar, Nigeria. FACEBOOK/LINKEDIN Australian men Jack Couranz and Mark Gabbedy were in the group kidnapped in Nigeria. Three Australians and a New Zealander who survived a five-day abduction ordeal in Nigeria will hopefully be given the all clear to leave the country soon, their Perth-based employer says. Seven workers for mining company Macmahon Holdings were kidnapped last Wednesday on the outskirts of the southern city of Calabar after gunmen shot dead their Nigerian driver Matthew Odok.

Source: Stuff June 27, 2016 17:26 UTC