9 Nigerian Students Reportedly Kidnapped in Ukraine
According to a statement released by the representative of the National Security and Defence Council Information Centre Andriy Lysenko, 9 Nigerian students have reportedly been kidnapped in the city of Luhask, Ukraine.
The statement read that the students are being held in a seized building of the SBU (Security Service of Ukraine).
In the report, it is also being stated
that relatives of the kidnapped students have been making efforts to
address a press conference at the Nigerian Embassy in Ukraine.
Lysenko added that negations have been
underway to the free the nine students who are believed to be taken
captive by separatists in the eastern city of Luhansk.
Yesterday, Lysenko told media
representatives at a news conference that key individuals with
experience are conducting negotiations and are in contact with the
terrorists. He says the country hopes the talks would end “successfully
in the near future”,
The separatists seeking greater autonomy have been waging a bloody battle in eastern Ukraine against the government.
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