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NIGERIA: Whereabouts of kidnapped three year old British-Nigerian girl remain unknown, despite efforts to find her

The search continues for clues leading to release of kidnapped three year old girl British-Nigerian girl who is being held for ransom. The agony for the parents of a British toddler seized by kidnappers who have threatened to kill her unless they are paid ransom continued on Saturday (July 7). Three-year-old Margaret Hill was snatched on Thursday (July 5) morning from a car as she was being driven to school in Port Harcourt in the oil-producing Niger Delta. Abductions for ransom are very frequent in the Niger Delta, although children are rarely taken. Kidnappers have threatened to kill hostages before but have not done so and the victims are usually released unharmed in exchange for money. The girl's mother Oluchi Hill said the kidnappers had called to demand money. The amount was not clear. Speaking by telephone from her home in Port Harcourt, she said she had been allowed to talk to her daughter briefly. The child's father Mike Hill is a British consultant who has lived in Port Harcourt for many years. Oluchi Hill, who is Nigerian, runs Goodfellas, a bar in the relatively affluent GRA neighbourhood of the city.

ITN Source | July 7, 2007Watch more videos from ITN Source

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