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                 Italian Engineer Kidnapped in Nigeria Is Freed

   by VOA News

   Italian officials say that an Italian engineer kidnapped in central
   Nigeria earlier this week has been freed.
   Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi announced Friday the release of
   Modesto di Girolamo. He told the Ansa news agency that he is satisfied
   with the positive outcome and that the foreign ministry had "maximum
   cooperation" from the Nigerian authorities.
   Di Girolamo's family has been informed of his release.
   The Italian construction engineer was abducted in Kwara state. His
   company, Borini & Prono, is building a road there. Earlier officials
   said he was kidnapped Monday afternoon by an unidentified group of
   armed men.
   Details of his release were not immediately available.
   Kidnappings are frequent in oil-rich Nigeria, which is fraught with
   corruption, and religious and ethnic tensions.
   Some information for this report was provided by AFP.
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