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Gunmen Kill, Abduct German Nationals In Shagamu

One German national has been killed and another kidnapped after unknown gunmen opened fire on two vehicles taking them to work in Shagamu in Ogun State, … Continue reading Gunmen Kill, Abduct German Nationals In Shagamu


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TerroristsOne German national has been killed and another kidnapped after unknown gunmen opened fire on two vehicles taking them to work in Shagamu in Ogun State, south-west Nigeria.

The attack that happened on Friday morning, construction firm Julius Berger said.

“About four armed men emerged from the bush near Sagamu (in Ogun State) on Friday morning and attacked,” police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi told AFP.

“A bullet hit one German and he was confirmed dead on arrival at the hospital, while the hoodlums abducted another German.”

A Julius Berger spokeswoman in Nigeria reportedly disclosed that the two Germans were travelling in two separate vehicles, without their security escort.

She said that the man who died was a subcontractor, while the hostage was one of its staff

The group were moving “in separate vehicles without their escorts, to their place of work”, a quarry in Ogun state, a statement from the company added.

The attack occurred just as the German Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, visited the Nigerian capital Abuja

Germany’s ministry said Steinmeier was “aware of the matter”.

The police are investigating the incident.