German Kidnapped on Outskirts of Nigeria's Kano
Gunmen on Thursday abducted a German engineer working with a construction company on the outskirts of the violence-hit Nigerian city of Kano, police said.
A driver along with two other assailants "came and abducted the engineer Raupach Edgar, attached to Dantata and Sawoe construction company," said police spokesman Magaji Majia.
"They came and handcuffed him and put him in the boot and zoomed away."
The incident occurred around 8:00 am in an area where a bridge is under construction, he said. Police had not had any contact from the kidnappers, according to Majia.
"All the major highways were blocked and even the neighboring states were equally alerted," he said.
Kano, Nigeria's second-largest city, was hit by coordinated bombings and shootings on January 20 that left at least 185 people dead in violence attributed to Islamist group Boko Haram.
Majia said he could not say yet who was behind the kidnapping.
Source: Agence France Presse
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