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Five out of the 14 kidnapped oil workers have escaped from their captors after spending two weeks in captivity.
Gunmen had on September 2, 2016, seized 14 oil workers, who are employees of Port Harcourt-based Nestoil Plc.
It was gathered that two of the oil workers escaped from their captors on Thursday before three others regained their freedom at about 9am on Saturday.
The kidnappers had earlier demanded a N100m ransom from close relatives of some of their victims.
A source told Punch that the five oil workers escaped as their captors were moving from one place to another inside the bush.
The source disclosed that one of the oil workers, who escaped on Saturday, was immediately taken to the hospital by the police after it was noticed that he was still in shock.
Speaking on the matter, Spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, Mr. Nnamdi Omoni, explained that the three workers that regained their freedom were rescued.
Gunmen had on September 2, 2016, seized 14 oil workers, who are employees of Port Harcourt-based Nestoil Plc.
It was gathered that two of the oil workers escaped from their captors on Thursday before three others regained their freedom at about 9am on Saturday.
The kidnappers had earlier demanded a N100m ransom from close relatives of some of their victims.
A source told Punch that the five oil workers escaped as their captors were moving from one place to another inside the bush.
The source disclosed that one of the oil workers, who escaped on Saturday, was immediately taken to the hospital by the police after it was noticed that he was still in shock.
Speaking on the matter, Spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, Mr. Nnamdi Omoni, explained that the three workers that regained their freedom were rescued.
