尼日利亚：20名遭绑架的大学毕业生获救警方称，上周在尼日利亚东南部遭绑架的20名年轻人现已成功获救。
Group of 20 graduates rescued after being abducted in Nigeria A group of 20 young people who were abducted in south-east Nigeria last week have been rescued, police say.
这些毕业生于10月1日在前往阿比亚州与阿夸伊博姆州参加全国性社区服务项目途中遭到绑架。在其他安全机构的协助下，警方最终将他们解救出来。
The graduates were kidnapped on 1 October while they were travelling for a national community service programme in the Abia and Akwa Ibom states in the south of the country. They were rescued by the police with the assistance of other security agencies.
警方发言人阿尼·伊尼埃杜在周三发布的声明中表示，经过持续搜救行动，这群人于伊莫州的阿马科希亚乌比地区被找到。目前他们正接受照料并接受医疗检查。
Police spokesman Ani Iniedu said in a statement on Wednesday the group were rescued at Amakohia Ubi in Imo State after a sustained search-and-rescue operation. The group are being looked after and have been taken for medical evaluation.
据他介绍，警方、军方及其他安全机构根据情报对多处森林地带及可疑藏身点展开了搜查，但并未透露是否支付了赎金或是否有嫌疑人被捕。不过，该发言人强调，警方正全力追捕作案者并将其绳之以法。
The police, military and other security agencies conducted intelligence-led searches of forests and suspected hideouts, he said, but he did not say whether any ransom was paid or if any arrests had been made. But the police spokesman did say they were making efforts to apprehend the perpetrators and bring them to justice.
此前，警方曾称已确定这群人的关押地点，但由于该地布设了大量爆炸物，无法实施营救。
The police had previously said they had identified the location where the group was being held but could not rescue them because it was mined with explosives.
这些年轻人均参加了尼日利亚的“国家青年服务团”项目——这是该国大多数大学毕业生必须完成的为期一年的社区服务计划，参与者会被派往全国各地。
The group of young people were participating in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), which is a compulsory one-year community service programme for most Nigerian university graduates, where people are posted to different parts of the country.
事发时，他们乘坐两辆大巴，沿主要公路从奥约州西南部的伊巴丹前往阿比亚州与阿夸伊博姆州的培训营地，途中遭遇武装分子袭击。
The group were travelling in two buses travelling on a major highway from Ibadan in south-western Oyo state to NYSC orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states when gunmen attacked the vehicles.
此次事件再次引发了人们对尼日利亚东南部地区道路安全及绑架现象的担忧。
The incident has reignited concerns over insecurity and kidnapping along roads in the south-east.
在被绑架者获释前，其中一名受害者的父亲奥莫托肖·阿德瓦莱向BBC透露，绑匪索要了5000万奈拉（约合37,680美元/28,440英镑）的赎金，而他无力支付。“我彻夜难眠，已经三天没吃东西了，”他含泪说道。
Before they were released, the father of one of the people who were abducted, Omotosho Adewale, told the BBC that the kidnappers had demanded a ransom of 50m naira ($37,680; £28,440), which he could not afford. "There's no peace of mind. I've not eaten in three days," he said in between tears.
索要赎金的绑架事件是尼日利亚面临的一大安全问题，涉及各类犯罪团伙与武装组织。目前，当局尚未公布袭击者的身份信息。
Kidnapping for ransom is a major security problem in Nigeria, involving criminal gangs and armed groups. The authorities have not released any information about the identity of the attackers.
为消除这些团伙的作案动机，政府已明令禁止向绑匪支付赎金，但这一举措收效甚微。
The government has outlawed paying ransoms to kidnappers in an attempt to remove the incentive for the gangs but this has had little effect.