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Missing US student kidnapped to teach N’Korean president English

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David Sneddon, a student at Brigham Young University in Utah, who got missing in the Yunnan Province in western China when he was 24 in 2004, may have been kidnapped  by the North Korean government. Sneddon whose body was never found was presumed dead while hiking in Tiger Leaping Gorge near the Jinsha River on August 14, 2004. According to a report on Wednesday in  Yahoo News Japan,  Sneddon had been spotted in North Korea, where he is believed to live. He reportedly works as an English teacher, and has a wife and two children. The US Department of State announced Wednesday that they will begin searching for Mr Sneddon in North Korea. Choi Sun-yong, who heads the Abductees’ Family Union, said a source revealed Sneddon had in fact been kidnapped by North Korean operatives, and worked as an English tutor for Kim Jong-un who was heir to the country’s dictatorship as of that time. Roy and Kathleen, Sneddon’s parents, never believed the official story that their son had died

John Kerry Arrives Nigeria

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US Secretary of State has arrived Nigeria Mr Kerry was speaking during a courtesy visit on the Sultan at his palace in Sokoto. He said that the Sultanate Council was building a community of tolerance for peace, progress and political stability in Nigeria. He said that the United States would continue to identify itself with the Sultanate in strengthening religious tolerance and understanding among Nigerians. He said that being the first secretary of state to visit the seat of the caliphate, all hands should be on deck towards strengthening religious knowledge among Nigerians. Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar had earlier expressed delight at the visit. He said that the council would continue to promote peaceful coexistence among Nigerians for the overall political growth of the country. He explained that religious tolerance and understanding among Nigerians remained the principal objective of the Sultanate in mobilising Nigerians to tolerate one another for peace, progress and political stability