Israeli Businessman kidnapped in Ghana

Could be the work of Hizbollah. A couple of months ago, the Israeli secret services thrawted a couple of kidnapping attempts in western Africa. A travel advisory warned Israeli citizens not to travel to western Africa.

It is believed that Hizbollah has cells operating in western Africa. Reuters

ACCRA, Oct 24 (Reuters) - An Israeli businessman has been kidnapped in Ghana and his abductors are demanding $300,000 for his release, a senior security officer in the West African country said on Friday.

National Security Coordinator Sam Amoo told the state-run Ghana News Agency that the Israeli executive, whom he did not identify, was seized on Sunday.

The kidnappers contacted his relatives in Israel, asking for an initial ransom of $500,000, but later reduced their demand to $300,000, Amoo added.

The relatives informed Israel's embassy in Nigeria, which in turn contacted Ghanaian authorities, who were hunting for the missing executive. No more details were immediately available about the kidnapping or the identity of the abductors.