Julie Mulligan Safe

Posted by Thomas Alan Gray Apr 29, 2009

"It is with extreme emotion and intense relief that we are able to announce that Julie has now been released, held in safety, with protection until her return to Drayton Valley," relatives of Julie Mulligan said in a statement.

Although early reports had some confusion as to just who was looking after her - Nigerian police or Canadian consular staff - it is clear that she is safe and will be on her way home soon.

"Mulligan, 45, is a member of Rotary International who went to the West African country on April 15 with four others on a group study exchange program when she was taken hostage" on April 16, says a story by Canadian Press issued today.