Four Moroccan truck drivers kidnaped in Burkina Faso released

Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger, reported AP on January 21st.

The four, who were were transporting electrical equipment from Casablanca to Nigerien capital Niamey, were reported missing on January 18th, secretary-general of Morocco’s transport union said.

Morocco’s embassy in Burkina Faso told the union late on January 21st that the four drivers had been freed and were safe in Niamey. “They will be brought back soon,” said union secretary-general Echarki El Hachmi, though he added that their trucks and cargos remain missing.

AP