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 LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Gunmen seized a British oil worker from a rig operating off the Nigerian coast in a dawn attack Saturday, a company spokesman said.
Work was suspended on the rig and 23 people left on board unharmed were safely taken to shore, said Guy Cantwell, a spokesman for Houston-based Transocean Inc. He said the worker was a subcontractor on the rig, which was drilling on behalf of the Nigerian oil company ConOil.
The latest abduction brings to 22 the number of people seized in armed attacks within 36 hours in Nigeria's troubled southern oil region, where militants seeking greater control of the region's wealth, and criminals kidnapping for ransom, have stepped up attacks in recent days.
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