Two Pakistani and one Indian construction workers have been abducted in Nigeria's Bayelsa State in the country’s delta region.
The men were kidnapped on Friday in the town of Emakalakala in the Ogbia area, a few miles away from the construction base, said Anka Mustapha, a spokesman for the security forces in the area.
Local witnesses, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said they were pulled into a speed boat and were taken away.
"A very intense search is on to locate and rescue them," the spokesman said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the abduction yet.
At least nine people were abducted in the delta region in late October.
Kidnapping for ransom, often targeting foreign oil workers, frequently occurs in the petroleum-rich Niger Delta.
The heavily polluted Niger Delta is Nigeria's main oil-producing region.
As Africa's main oil producer, Nigeria is the continent's most populous nation and home to some 173 million people. However, the Niger Delta region is poor and corruption is widespread in the area.
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