Naija Latest News: Six Foreigners kidnap, $1.3m Ransom Demanded
Gunmen stormed an oil service ship in southern Nigeria and kidnapped six foreigners. They demanded a $1.3 million ransom for their release, police
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Gun Men Kill Three in Nigeria oil barge attack
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Two soldiers and one crew member were shot dead by gunmen who ambushed an Indian-owned oil barge on Tuesday as it was being escorted by the military through Nigeria's Niger Delta region, security forces spokesman was reported as saying.
Nigeria: Gombe Assembly Member kidnapped
The House Committee Chairman on Finance of the Gombe state House of Assembly was kidnapped in Nigeria by unidentified gunmen yesterday the 30 th of December 2012. According a report by his brother Hamza on BBC Hausa, Alhaji Jalo Ahmed Ganga was abducted at about 5am near his home at Danaje Quarters by some men who came on motorcycles on his way to the mosque for the Muslims early Morning Prayer. He further said that three men on two motorcycles stopped and forced Alhaji Jalo to mount on one of the motorcycles at gunpoint while he was walking to the mosque. The Gombe state Commissioner of Police confirmed the kidnap as quoted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The Police Chief further said that the kidnappers abandoned their motorbike with no plate number. He however assured the public that the Police Command will do everything possible within its power to effect the release of the lawmaker. Up to the time of this report, there is no information on his whereabout...
Two killed, French Construction Worker Abducted by Gunmen in Katsina
Gunmen numbering about 30, late Wednesday stormed the residence of expatriate workers and engineers of French company Vergnet, in Rimi area near Katsina in North-West Nigeria and abducted a French citizen and killing two persons. According to report, the abducted engineer, name with held, a French citizen, had just returned to Nigeria from a trip when he was abducted from his residence. Vergnet, an alternative energy providing company, is working on a wind power project in Katsina where the incindent took place. The The incident was confirmed to Agence France Presse, by Katsina State Commissioner of Police, Abdullahi Magaji who also confirmed that a security guard and a neigbour were shot dead in the attack.