External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj secures release of 5 Indians from Kerala jailed in Togo

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj late on Wednesday announced "securing" the release of five Indians who were jailed in Togo.

"We have secured the release of 5 Indians from Kerala failed in Togo. Good work by Indian mission in Accra andConsulate in Togo (sic)," she tweeted.

They were in jail since 2013 for their suspected involvement in a piracy attack off the coast of Togo, according to reports. The Indians were employees of a Merchant Navy firm and were sailing on board a ship to South Africa from Mumbai when they were arrested. 

We have secured the release of 5 Indians from Kerala jailed in Togo. Good work by Indian mission in Accra and Consulate in Togo.

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) February 1, 2017