Three Indian hostages rescued on Thursday by the Department of State Service (DSS) in collaboration with the Military have been handed over to officials at the Indian High Commission in Abuja.
The Deputy Director in charge of Public Relations at the DSS headquarters, Marilyn Orgar, in a statement on Friday said the hostages were rescued without payment of ransom.
She also announced that five members of the gang that kidnapped the trio of Kanishik JHORAR, Mhinder Singh SAINI and Balwinder SINGH, while on board of a cargo ship have been arrested while others are still at large.
The statement reads, “On 30th January 2014, this Service in collaboration with the Military rescued three (3) Indians, Kanishik JHORAR, Mhinder Singh SAINI and Balwinder SINGH.
“They were kidnapped on 3rd January, 2014, while on board a cargo ship, MV SAN MIGUEL belonging to Martinez Hermanos Limitada, an Equatorial Guinea Company, off the coast of Equatorial Guinea and brought to Bonny Channel, Rivers State, where they were held hostage.
“Accordingly, on 31st January, 2014, the three (3) Indians were handed over to the Indian High Commission and the country of their employers (Equatorial Guinea Embassy) respectively. No ransom was paid for their release.
“Meanwhile, five (5) members of the kidnap gang have been arrested, while the leader of the group and others are still at large”.
