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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Gunmen have kidnapped a British oil worker from an offshore oil rig in southern Nigeria, officials said Saturday, the latest abduction in the impoverished region.
Victor Akenge, the environment commissioner of the West African country's Bayelsa state, said the kidnapping occurred overnight.
"We are in contact with authorities and hoping to bring a swift and peaceful resolution to the incident," a British Foreign Office spokeswoman said on condition of anonymity in line with policy.
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