Hannah Menchu - Nigeria foreign workers abducted in Bauchi state - police

Nigeria foreign workers abducted in Bauchi state - police

 Seven foreign workers have been seized and a security guard shot dead by gunmen who attacked a construction company site in northern Nigeria, officials say.   So far it is believed that one of the workers is Italian, one Greek and two Lebanese.  It is thought another may be British. 

      No group has claimed responsibility for the abductions but Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for similar actions.  

     A security worker was killed during the abduction.   

     The kidnapping of foreigners and wealthy Nigerians is common in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, in the south of the country, and has become a lucrative trade for criminals.  Oil workers and other foreign nationals are often targeted because companies pay high ransom money to secure their employees' release, correspondents say.

      I have heard that kidnapping is very common in Columbia.  I guess there is more of it than I thought.  Once an American is kidnapped I am sure we will here more about it.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21491628