IVICTORIA, Seychelles (eTN) - UMengameli uJames Michel uncome amadoda ayisikhombisa aseSychellois abanjwa ngamasela aseSomalia ngesibindi nobuqhawe bawo ezinsukwini ezingama-80 abeboshwe ngazo.
UMengameli uMichel kanye nemindeni yala madoda, kanye namalungu e-Hostages Negotiation Team, bahlangane nabesilisa abayisikhombisa eSeychelles International Airport izolo ekuseni, kulandela ukufika kwendiza yabo ekhethekile besuka eKenya.
“Siyakwamukela ekhaya ngenjabulo nokubonga okungakholakali. Siyakwamukela ngezinyembezi zenjabulo futhi sijabulela ukukubona uphephile emhlabeni waseSeychelles! Ube nesibindi futhi wakhuthazela ngenkathi ulinde ukukhululwa kwakho. Senze konke ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uzobuya ekhaya uphephile futhi uphilile, futhi manje sonke, njengesizwe esibumbene, sibungaza ukubuya kwenu okujabulisayo,” uMongameli uMichel etshela uKaputeni uFrancis Roucou kanye nethimba lakhe.
UFrancis Roucou, uGeorge Bijoux, uPatrick Dyer, uRobin Songoire, uGeorges Guichard, uRobert Naiken, uStephen Stravens babonakale bekhululekile futhi bejabule ngokuba sezandleni zabathandekayo babo.
Umkhumbi i-Indian Ocean Explorer wabanjwa ngamasela aseSomalia phakathi kukaMashi 28 kuya ku-31 kulo nyaka ngesikhathi usuka esiqhingini i-Assumption. AbaseSeychellois abayisikhombisa bayiswa ezweni laseSomalia, lapho abathumbi babo baqala izingxoxo neziphathimandla zaseSeychellois ukuze badedelwe.
Ngokusho kukahulumeni, ithimba lakhe le-Hostages Negotiation, eliholwa nguNgqongqoshe wezeMvelo, ezeMvelo kanye nezokuThutha uJoel Morgan, lifinyelele esivumelwaneni kuleli sonto. AmaSeychellois ayisikhombisa abe esethathwa ngamasela aseSomalia ayiswa eKenya, lapho agibela khona ebhanoyini likahulumeni waseSeychelles, ukuze abuyele esiqhingini saseMahé.
Uhulumeni ukuqinisekisile ukuthi akakhokhile noma yiluphi uhlobo lwesihlengo kubaphangi.
