Military operation launched to free Scots oil worker in Nigeria By Mark Lammey April 30, 2019, 8:43 am [[title]] [[text]] An error occurred. Please try again. [[success]] Email address Sign up A major military operation has been launched to rescue a Scottish oil worker who was kidnapped by gunmen in the restive, oil-rich Niger Delta region. The victim was abducted while working on a platform on Saturday morning, a Nigerian Army spokesman confirmed yesterday. A Canadian and a Nigerian were also taken hostage during a raid on the installation in the Ogbele area of Rivers State, southern Nigeria. Read more on Energy Voice here. Already a subscriber? Sign in [[title]] [[text]] Close