Four Chinese workers have been kidnapped In Cross River State. The incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday at Oban community in Akamkpa LGA of Cross River State.
Sources confirmed that the workers’ names as:Kan Jinxi, Hujinchang, Jiang Jijun and Cheng Qing.
It was learnt the victims were kidnapped at the premises of Danatrite Construction Company in Oban, Akamkpa LGA, when armed gunmen stormed the company early Wednesday morning.
One Sgt. Ifere Sampson, a serving policeman who kept guard in the company was shot dead by the bandits.
Similarly, one Mrs. Udosen in Calabar South was also kidnapped last night by gunmen. Her husband was said to have been kidnapped and killed in 2018 in Calabar.
The Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO) in the state, Irene Ugbo has confirmed the abduction.
She said the police have deployed men of the anti-kidnapping and cultism squad as well as mobile policemen to the area.
In another report, two Chinese expatriates working at a mining site in Ebonyi State have been abducted by unknown gunmen.
The abducted Chinese nationals are employees at Greenfield Metals Nigeria Limited, which specialises in lead and zinc mining.
The incident, it was gathered, happened at Ihietutu, Ishiagu in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State on Wednesday at a mining pit close to the company’s offices.
Chairman of the company, Henry Ahanaotu said that the gunmen first shot sporadically into the air to scare away workers before proceeding to whisk away the expatriates.
According to him the incident happened at the company’s mining pit at Ajirija mining site, 300 meters from the company’s Life Camp.
Ahanaotu, who doubles as the Managing Director of the company said a formal report on the incident had been lodged with the police command in the state.
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