Gunmen abduct Italian, Briton in north Nigeria

The Kebbi state police chief said the gunmen kidnapped an Italian and a Briton who had been working for an construction company on Thursday night in the state capital of Birnin—Kebbi.

May 14, 2011 04:25 pm | Updated November 03, 2016 08:07 am IST - Lagos

Police say gunmen have abducted two European contract workers in Nigeria’s northwest where such kidnappings are rare.

The Kebbi state police chief said the gunmen kidnapped an Italian and a Briton who had been working for an construction company on Thursday night in the state capital of Birnin—Kebbi.

Adamu Hassan said on Saturday there had not been a request for ransom.

Kidnappings are unusual in Nigeria’s northwest - far removed from the country’s southern delta where oil worker abductions had been frequent until recently.

However, Birnin—Kebbi is about 165 miles (265 kilometers) from the capital of neighbouring Niger, where two French hostages were kidnapped in January.

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