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Two German archeologists kidnapped and then freed in Nigeria

By ​Lekan Oyekanmi

Lekan Oyekanmi, videojournalist, Lagos, Nigeria, for being first to get to the scene of the kidnapping of two German archeologists in Nigeria, and also first to get a police suggestion that a ransom was paid to free them. http://fxn.ws/2l9gYj2

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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/02/24/nigerian-kidnappers-demand-200000-for-german-scientists.html

By The Associated Press

MARCH 2, 2017

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