Nigeria: Gunmen Demand N20 Million Ransom for Release of Kidnapped Dutch Nationals

ONE of the kidnappers of the three Dutch nationals, weekend, in Lutugbene, Ekeremor Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, has allegedly been shot dead by suspected pirates just as the kidnappers have reportedly demanded N20m ransom to free the victims.

A source told Vanguard, Tuesday, that the kidnappers ran into the sea pirates, who attacked them, as they were escaping with the Dutch nationals to their den in the creek.

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