Officials: 5 Indian sailors kidnapped from ship off the coast of Nigeria's oil-rich delta
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A shipping company says five Indian sailors have been kidnapped off the coast of Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta.
A statement Wednesday from Medallion Marine said the men had been taken when their tanker was attacked Monday.
The company said officials were working with Nigerian authorities to free the men.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Nigeria's oil-rich delta is a kidnapping hotspot, as militant and criminal gangs target foreign oil workers, as well as middle- and upper-class Nigerians.
On Monday, kidnappers abducted four South Koreans and a Nigerian working for Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.