NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 34 - HOSTAGES

UNCLAS LAGOS 000458 SIPDIS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - HANDLE ACCORDINGLY SIPDIS STATE PASS DOE FOR DAS JBRODMAN AND CGAY TREASURY FOR ASEVERENS AND SRENENDER COMMERCE FOR KBURRESS STATE PASS TRANSPORTATION FOR MARAD STATE PASS USAID FOR GWEYNAND AND SLAWAETZ STATE FOR DS/IP/AF, AF/EX, DS/IP/OPO, DS/ICI/PII, DS/DSS/ITA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI HOSTAGES SUBJECT: NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 34 - HOSTAGES GOING HOME REF: LAGOS 451 ¶1. (SBU) Former hostages AmCits Cody Oswalt and Russell Spell left Lagos on Lufthansa flight 565, arriving Frankfurt at 5:00a.m. Their connecting flight, Lufthansa 440, left Frankfurt at 9:45a.m. and arrives Houston at 2:15p.m. We thank Consulate Frankfurt for providing an ACS officer on hand at the airport to assist the duo with their transit in Frankfurt. ¶2. (SBU) Both Oswalt and Spell gave Conoff verbal Privacy Act Waivers prior to departure. BROWNE