SAN FRANCISCO, November 06, (THEWILL) –Â A British hostage, Ian Squire, kidnapped in October in the Niger-Delta, South-South, Nigeria, has been killed.
According to the Foreign Office, Squire was one of four Britons taken by suspected militants on 13 October from the oil-rich Delta when suspected militants stormed a rural community they were living in.
However, the British High Commission and Nigerian authorities negotiated the release of Alanna Carson, David Donovan and Shirley Donovan, three other Britons kidnapped.
The FCO said it had been a “traumatic time” for those involved adding that the Nigerian authorities were investigating the kidnapping, adding: “Our staff will continue to do all we can to support the families.”
The Britons taken hostage had all been working for a medical charity in the town of Enekorogha while Squire, an optician, had been administering free medical aid to local people.
According to reports, Dr and Mrs Donovan have lived in Nigeria for the past 14 years, running a charity called New Foundations, which gives aid to remote villages in the Niger Delta.
Ms Carson, a Specsavers optometrist, is now staying with her family in Northern Ireland, according to her employer while relatives of the four said they were “delighted and relieved” that Ms Carson and Dr and Mrs Donovan had returned safely.
“Our thoughts are now with the family and friends of Ian as we come to terms with his sad death,” they said in a statement issued on their behalf.
