Giuseppe Canova, the Italian national from Castione della Presolana (Bergamo) who was kidnapped on Monday in Nigeria, is well. AGI received the news from Italian sources who are negotiating his release. The sources say that there are present attempts to avoid the use of force by local police. Canova, who is a craftsman and not an engineer as previously reported, is presumably located close to Abakaliki, the capital city of the State of Ebonyi where he was seized.
Nigerian security forces have set up roadblocks all over the area, while a spokesperson for the State of Ebonyi declared that “everything possible will be done to achieve the man’s speedy liberation”.
Apr102009