File photo: DPATwo German archaeologists who were kidnapped while working at a dig site in northern Nigeria this week have been released and are doing well, officials in both countries said Sunday. They are in the care of the German embassy in Abuja," a source at the German foreign ministry told AFP. "The kidnappers released them after we mounted pressure on them," said Kaduna state police spokesman Usman Aliya, stressing that there had been no rescue operation. The kidnapping of the two Germans has added to security concerns in a region that has seen an uptick in violence. In the first half of 2016, Nigeria was the fourth riskiest place for kidnappings in the world, the consultancy said in September last year.

Source: The Local February 26, 2017 18:11 UTC