Galway man still being held by militants in southern Nigeria

A 39-year-old Irishman is still being held by Nigerian militants today after he was abducted in the city of Port Harcourt on Sunday night.

Tue, 15 Aug, 2006 - 09:13

A 39-year-old Irishman is still being held by Nigerian militants today after he was abducted in the city of Port Harcourt on Sunday night.

Brian Fogarty, from Oughterard in Co Galway, was kidnapped along with two Britons and a Polish man by an armed gang that burst into a bar in the southern oil city.

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