4 US citizens kidnapped in Nigeria

Four U.S. citizens working with Chevron were kidnapped in Nigeria.  Chevron is constructing a pipeline on the bottom the of the sea, reports Gazeta.ru.

Over the past week, the Nigerian militants kidnapped over three dozens of expatriates, including the Belarus citizen Iryna Ekpo-Uma. She has been held hostage for four days, while the kidnappers requested $1.2 million as ransom to release her.