Nine Nigerian students were abducted by
separatists on Monday in the eastern city of
Luhansk, Ukraine. According to Ukrainian
official, negotiations are underway to free them.
The Nigerian students were taken captive by
‘the terrorists’. Militants have been holding them
as prisoners for four days already at an
occupied government security building.
According to Colonel Andriy Lysenko, a
spokesman for Ukraine’s National Security and
Defense Council, who spoke with reporters
Wednesday, people with experience conducting
negotiations were making contact with what he
called "the terrorists."
He said Ukrainian officials hoped the talks would
end "successfully in the near future."
Relatives of kidnapped students have been
making efforts to address a press conference at
the Nigerian Embassy in Ukraine.
The city is deep inside rebel-held territory, close
to the Russian border.
Separatists seeking greater autonomy have
been waging a bloody battle in eastern Ukraine
against the government .
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