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American missionary kidnapped in Nigeria
February 25, 2015
An American Methodist missionary was kidnapped by five gunmen in Nigeria on February 24.
Phyllis Sortor, 70, has worked for years to bring clean drinking water to villages. NBC reported that a criminal gang, and not the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram, is suspected in the abduction.
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Further information:
- American Missionary Rev. Phyllis Sortor Kidnapped in Nigeria (NBC)
- American missionary taken from Nigerian school (CBS)
- 'Tireless' missionary kidnapped in Nigeria (World Watch Monitor)
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