Kaduna — The gunmen, who on Tuesday attacked a foreign vessel off the coast of Brass and Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, kidnapping six sailors aboard yesterday demanded $1.3 million as ransom for the release of the sailors.
Apparently irked by the negative consequences of the action on the image of the country, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) yesterday warned that except urgent steps were taken to stem the tide of violent killings and kidnapping of foreigners in the north, the rest of the world may decide againstdoing business with Nigeria.
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