19 of the 44 people were Muslim worshippers abducted by the bandits while they were observing the Islamic evening prayer inside their Mosque at Maigamji community, a local Nigerian newspaper, Punch reported.
16 Indian sailors have been held hostage by the Guinea Navy for nearly the last three months, and the families have demanded an immediate release of the sailors. Families of Indian sailors held in the African country have expressed concern about the safety of the sailors.
Family members of Harshvardhan Savche, a resident of Vadodara who is among the 16 Indian crew of the ship detained by the Navy of Equatorial Guinea, is worried about his safety
The Chief Officer from MT Heroic Idun, who is among 16 Indian sailors detained in Equatorial Guinea, said that they "will be forcefully taken by arranging the tug boats".
India's High Commissioner to Nigeria G. Balasubramanian has been concurrently accredited as India's Permanent Representative to the Economic Community of West African States.
16 Indian sailors have been held hostage by the Guinea Navy for nearly the last three months, and the families have demanded an immediate release of the sailors.
Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is set to decelerate from 4.1 per cent in 2021 to 3.3 per cent in 2022, as a result of a slowdown in global growth, rising inflation exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, adverse weather conditions, a tightening in global financial conditions, and the rising risk of debt distress.
Abuja [Nigeria], October 23 (ANI): More than 2.5 million people in Nigeria are in need of humanitarian assistance - 60 per cent of which are children - and are at increased risk of waterborne diseases, drowning and malnutrition due to the most severe flooding in the past decade, UNICEF warned.