Total: Gunmen kidnap worker in Niger Delta area
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Gunmen kidnap Total oil worker in Nigeria
Gunmen kidnapped an employee of the French oil player Total in Nigeria's Niger Delta today, police said.
The Nigerian worker was abducted after leaving his home in Port Harcourt.
"A Nigerian employee of Total was abducted by unidentified gunmen this morning on his way to work and driven in a getaway car, said Rita Inoma-Abbey, spokeswoman for Rivers state police.
Kidnappings for ransom, armed robbery and carjackings are common in the Niger Delta, where poverty is widespread despite its vast oil and gas reserves, Reuters reported.
Most victims are released unharmed after payment of a ransom.
