External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj thanked President Buhari for securing the release of the captive sailors.
Five Indian sailors kidnapped by pirates in Nigeria earlier this month have been released, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today.
"We have secured the release of five Indian sailors from pirates in Nigeria," Ms Swaraj tweeted.
The five sailors were kidnapped on December 11 in Warri, Nigeria.
On December 18, the minister said India's High Commissioner to Nigeria AR Ghanashyam met Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on the matter and that the sailors were safe.
"I appreciate the good work done by our High Commissioner Ghanashyam," Ms Swaraj said in another tweet.
She thanked President Buhari for securing the release of the captive sailors.