Winona man freed from captures 11-18-2010

A WINONA MAN KIDNAPPED BY NIGERIAN PIRATES IS A FREE MAN ON THURSDAY. JEFF JAMES WAS ONE OF SEVEN OIL WORKERS HELD HOSTAGE OFF THE COAST OF NIGERIA. JAMES AND HIS GROUP WERE KIDNAPPED FROM AN OIL PLATFORM BACK ON NOVEMBER 8. THE GROUP WERE FREED THURSDAY AFTERNOON DURING A DARING MILITARY OPERATION.  THE RESCUE OF JAMES AND THE OTHER HOSTAGES CAME AFTER A RAID BY THE NIGERIAN MILITARY IN THE OIL-RICH SOUTHERN NIGERIAN DELTA. JEFF JAMES' WIFE, BETTY, SAYS SHE WILL NOT BE COMPLETELY HAPPY UNTIL SHE SEES HER HUSBAND'S FACE. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHEN HE WILL RETURN TO WINONA.