Militants kill one Briton kidnapped in Niger Delta.

BBC is reporting that one of the British hostage kidnapped last month by some militants in Niger Delta has been killed and three others freed according to the Foreign Office (FCO)

Ian Squire was one of four Britons taken by suspected militants on 13 October from the oil-rich Delta area. The British High Commission and Nigerian authorities negotiated the release of Alanna Carson, David Donovan and Shirley Donovan.

The FCO said it had been a "traumatic time" for those involved.

An FCO spokesperson said that Nigerian authorities were investigating the kidnapping, adding: "Our staff will continue to do all we can to support the families."

It is understood the four were taken at last month, when suspected militants stormed a rural community they were living in.