Both men are employed by Genesys International Corporation
Ltd of Bangalore, India,
which was working for FAO, carrying out a survey of the Juba
and Shabelle rivers for purposes of flood control and irrigation management.
Witnesses on the ground say there was gunfire when the men
were taken, but there is no information to suggest that any serious injury was
sustained by either man.
Latest information suggests they are being held around the
town of Jilib,
and that clan elders and community leaders who do not condone such abductions
are putting pressure on the perpetrators to release the men.
Ends
Further statements will be released as information becomes
available.
For further information please contact Sue Morrell on +254
720 204 992 [email protected] or
Dawn Blalock on +254 734 210 102 [email protected].
Sue Morrell
Communications adviser
UNDP Somalia
Tel:+254 020 4255209
Mob: +254 0720 204 992