Nigeria: April 22, 2002

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Local militants took 88 hostages when an offshore oil platform was seized.  These seizures have become a common occurrence in the oil regions, where gangs of young men will try to get around oil company security and take hostages. Small amounts of money, goods or low paying jobs are then given to get the hostages released. 

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