Romanian Emil Neagu, kidnapped at the beginning of October in Nigeria, was released along with six other foreign citizens who were also held hostage, according to Reuters. All seven citizens are in good health.

The hostages - four British, one Romanian, one Malaysian and one Indonesian - were taken to Port Hartcourt, where the security services will hand them to the companies they work for, the police chief deputy in Akwa Ibom declared.

Oil and diplomacy sources say that a ransom may have been negotiated.