A petrochemical engineer from Surat in Gujarat who was abducted in Nigeria has said that he was yet to decide whether he will continue to work in that country.
"I would like to stay with my family for at least two months. Then I will decide about the future," said Patel, who reached his home in Surat on Thursday.
Patel, working for oil exploration firm Indorama, was kidnapped with nine others by armed rebels from their residential quarters in Nigeria's oil rich town of Port Harcourt on May 31. They were released after 15 days.
His wife Hetal hoped Patel stays back.
"We hope he will not go back to Nigeria," said the mother of two.
Patel said the kidnappers treated all the Indians well.
"They killed two guards posted at the gate of our quarters and kidnapped us. They took us to the beach of Port Harcourt by a pick-up van. From where we were taken to an inhabited island in boats," Patel told PTI.
"We were kept in tents on the island. The kidnappers told us we have been kidnapped for money. If we try to run away we will be killed. Otherwise, we will be safe," he said.
According to Patel, the hostages were given food three times a day.
"Two children were also kidnapped with us. On our demand, they provided generators and fans for the children as it was hot," he said.
