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...For a better society... Wednesday, December 29 2004 Vol 13 No.44 News Editorial Politics Opinion Features The Arts Sports Education Business Money/Market Travels/Tourism Property/Environment Columnists Bayelsa youths release expatriate hostage OKEY ONWUCHEKWA, Yenagoa, and SEGUN JAMES, Warri CROATIAN hostage, Ivan Roso, who was kidnapped by suspected Ijaw youths in Bayelsa State on Christmas Day, breathed the sweet air of freedom Monday night after Gov. Diepreye Alamieyeseigha secured his release. Another report said the unidentified chairman of Ekeremor local government area in Bayelsa handed over Roso to the governor, after he (chairman) had negotiated with the youths. Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor, Mr. Zee Debekeme told Daily Champion that Gov. Alamieyeseigha is to address a press conference on the matter today. Police sources claimed that Gov. Alamieyeseigha, who yesterday afternoon led a team to negotiate with the irate youths, stormed Iduwini, the stronghold of the captors, in the night and negotiated Roso’s release. In Warri, which shares the same waters with Ekeremor council area, Commanding Officer (CO) of the naval base, NNS Delta, Capt. Jacob Ajani told newsmen that Roso would soon be released to his employees by officials of the Bayelsa State Government. Fifteen Nigerian workers, who were with Roso had reportedly earlier been released by the youths. It would be recalled that Roso and his colleagues all workers in an oil services firm Seabulk, were aboard a crew boat heading for a Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) oil field, named EA in the deep offshore area of the nation’s coastal waters, when they were kidnapped by the daring youths. Reiterating the commitment of the Navy to make the nation’s waterways crime-free and safe from the activities of pirates Capt. Ajani asked the manager of oil companies and their services firms to request from the base naval escort to safe guard their operations. He lamented that the companies had allegedly continued to ignore his well meaning advice to seek protection from his command before deploying men and equipment to the water ways. � 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved). Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

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