Seven security guards of Chinese oil company freed from abduction in Sudan's West Kordofan

Seven members of a force entrusted with securing a Chinese oil company have been freed from abduction by the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)/northern sector in West Kordofan State, the authority said on Saturday.

The seven security guards of China Petro Energy company were abducted in March 2015 in Al-Dabkar area in West Kordofan State, according to Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Service.

The rebels later moved the hostages to Jalad area in South Kordofan State, where there is a command center for the movement in the state's western mountains.

An official statement said the security forces at the different fronts would remain alert and active to deter the outlaws and prevent their bloody and terrorist acts and their repeated violations of human rights. Endit