Italian With Gitto Construction Kidnapped In Nigeria

The Italian foreign ministry said Saturday that it was in contact with kidnappers of an Italian , napped in the Niger Delta.

The kidnapped, Mr Marcello Rizzo, 55, from the Sicilian town of Randazzo, works for the Italian construction company Gitto Costruzioni, the report stated.

He has lived in Nigeria for eight years.

“We have had some contacts (with the kidnappers) and we hope we will see a positive conclusion,” a foreign ministry spokesman told Reuters.

“We were informed of his disappearance several days ago,” he said.