Foreigners kidnapped in Nigeria

Gunmen have kidnapped six workers including two foreigners at a Lebanese-owned construction site in northern Nigeria.

Gunmen have kidnapped six workers including two foreigners at a Lebanese-owned construction site in northern Nigeria.

Published Feb 17, 2013

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Kano - Gunmen have kidnapped six workers including two foreigners at a Lebanese-owned construction site in northern Nigeria, and shot dead their security guard, police said on Sunday.

“There was an attack on the Setraco construction company site in Jama'are town (in Bauchi State) by unknown gunmen. Six company staff, including two expatriates, were kidnapped,” state police chief Mohammed Ladan said of the incident on Saturday. - Sapa-AFP

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