Gunmen Kidnap Foreign National In Niger

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Gunmen Kidnap Foreign National In Niger

Unknown gunmen, on Monday, abducted two members of staff, a foreign national and a Nigerian with the Transparent Construction company in Niger, NAN reports.

The state commissioner of Police Mr. Adamu Usman, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Minna on Tuesday, said it happened between Yankila and Regina village of Rafi Local Government Area of the state.

Usman said that on Aug. 17 at about 11.05 hours, information was received that armed bandits attacked and kidnapped two staff of Transparent Construction company.

He said that the victims were handling the rehabilitation of the bad portion of the federal road in the area.

“They have not informed the command of their operations in the state.

“We only knew their presence in the state due to this incident.

“We have already deployed a team of armed security personnel to rescue the victims,” he said