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Nigeria: Gunmen hijack US vessel in Niger Delta, demand ransom Thu. May 15, 2008 03:57 am.- By Bonny Apunyu. - (SomaliNet)Military spokesperson said on Wednesday that gunmen in Nigeria's Niger Delta have hijacked a supply ship working for US oil major Chevron and are demanding a ransom for the release of the vessel and its crew. The 11-person crew held included two foreign nationals, one Portuguese and one Ukrainian, Lt Col Sagir Musa said. Musa added that the armed men, who seized the Lourdes Tide late on Tuesday as it was carrying supplies from Onne in Rivers state to Escravos in neighbouring Delta state, had asked for a 30 million naira (about R1-million) ransom. The identity of the gunmen was not immediately known. The hijack is the latest in a series of militant attacks and sabotage in recent weeks in the Niger delta. Oil companies and trading sources say this has shut in about 559 000 barrels per day of Nigerian production, about 19 percent of the installed output capacity of around 3 million bpd in the West African state, the world's eighth largest oil exporter.-Reuters News Category: Africa Latest Headlines Latest News Somalia: WFP welcomes Canada naval escort in Somali... E. Africa: Kenya security alerts Tanzanian coun... WB to pump huge money to infrastructure project... Olympics: Somali delegation expects Olympics to brin... Kenya, Tz mark 10th anniversary of deadly bombi... Somalia: Well-known Somali aid worker killed south... Al Qaida North Africa wing claims responsibility for... Egypt: Police discovers 20 underground tunnels near ... Somalia: Canadian navy to escort WFP ships carrying... Premier League: 'I will stay at United'-Cristiano Ro... More News...