An Italian man has been kidnapped in the Niger delta in southern Nigeria, Reuters cited Italian foreign ministry as saying on Saturday, adding it was in contact with his kidnappers. Marcello Rizzo, 55, from the Sicilian town of Randazzo, works for the Italian construction company Gitto Costruzioni and has been in Nigeria for eight years. Kidnappings in the south of Nigeria tend to be for ransom and the victims are often released. Abductions in the north are more often carried out by groups linked to the al Qaeda militant group. -- SPA 20:02 LOCAL TIME 17:02 GMT تغريد