Hijackers take two boats, hostages, off Nigeria: sources

ABUJA (Reuters) - Gunmen boarded two fishing vessels just off the coast of Nigeria and took two people hostage, security sources said on Saturday, the latest in a series of hijackings in the waters around Africa's largest oil business. The captains of the two boats were taken early on Friday, the ...

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