[oldvike]

Over 200 foreigners have been kidnapped since militants stepped up their activities against the oil industry in late 2005 and more than 100 expatriates have been seized this year alone as criminal gangs took up the practice.

Why was that child even in Nigeria?

[ClearCase_guy]

WSJ had a fascinating article on this stuff not long ago. There’s good money to be made in some dangerous parts of the world. Companies do what they can to protect workers and families but these sorts of assignments carry serious risks.

It's not something I would do. But for folks who work in mining or resource recovery, it's not unusual to relocate to wherever.