A militia group said that if the government does not begin talks, they will kill the hostages who were kidnapped early Friday off the coast of Cameroon, agencies reported.
A group of gunmen attacked an oil vessel and kidnapped at least 10 crew members, including seven from France, near Bakassi Peninsula, a former Nigerian territory now belonging to Cameroon, Nigerian local media reported.
Local media quoted a spokesperson of oil services company Bourbon as confirmation that 10 of its 15 employees on board the vessel "Bourbon Sagitta" were kidnapped. Besides seven French, two Cameroonians and a Tunisian were among the captives.
According to the report, the gunmen, suspected to be pirates, in three speedboats attacked the ship, which was assisting an oil tanker load crude oil at an offshore oilfield in the Gulf of Guinea.
Source:Xinhua
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