Six Foreign Oil Workers Kidnapped in Bayelsa

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A resurgent siege on oil workers hit the industry yesterday after about six expatriate staff of an oil services firm, Conoil Limited, a subsidiary of Consolidated Oil Limited, were held hostage by suspected Ijaw youths at Sangana in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.

Although the cause of the youths action and the nationalities of the foreign workers could not be immediately ascertained, THISDAY checks revealed that the hostage taking incident might not be unconnected with the youths' demand on the oil service company for employment and contract opportunities.

The development, coming barely three months after four oil workers, including two Americans, were killed in the Niger Delta area, forced the Balyesa State Governor, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, to cut short his trip to the United Kingdom.

It was learnt that the irate youths took over the facilities of the oil service firm late yesterday following the breakdown of negotiations with the company's management.
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