Kidnapped Irish engineer freed in Nigeria

The Irish engineer kidnapped in southern Nigeria earlier this month has been released by his captors.

Thu, 24 Aug, 2006 - 08:16

The Irish engineer kidnapped in southern Nigeria earlier this month has been released by his captors.

Brian Fogarty, from Oughterard in Co Galway, was taken hostage along with five others during a raid on a nightclub in Port Harcourt 10 days ago.

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