Uncertainty surrounds fate of Irish hostage

UNCERTAINTY last night surrounded the fate of an Irishman, who was being reportedly held hostage by rebels in Nigeria yesterday after they took over an oil rig.

Dorothy Kiely said her 55-year-old husband, Jim had telephoned the family home in Cloyne, Co Cork around 7pm and said over a broken line: “It’s over.”

But the Department of Foreign Affairs last night said they were still waiting confirmation that the alleged incident was over and that they were still continuing their investigations into what had happened.