By Amos Tauna
Kaduna (Nigeria) – Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed two policemen and abducted four expatriates, comprising two Canadians and two Americans, in Kagarko local government area of Kaduna state.
The two policemen were security escorts attached to the foreigners, who went to Kafanchan to inspect a project being handled by their company.
A staff of the company who did not want to be named, said the expatriates, along side the two police escort had left Kafanchan heading to Abuja through Kagarko when they were ambushed by the gunmen.
According to him, “The Americans and Canadians were in Kafanchan to see a project, but on their way back, they were ambushed by gunmen who opened fire on them. The two policemen were killed while the Canadians were abducted,” the source.
Similarly, an indigene of the area said the gunmen ambushed the vehicle of the foreigners along Jere-Kargarko road at about 7pm local time on Tuesday, while they were returning to Abuja from Kafanchan.
According to him, the two policemen who were attached to the vehicle were shot dead during an exchange of gun fire with the gunmen, who later took away the four foreigners to an unknown destination.
Police spokesman in Kaduna, Mukhtar Aliyu confirmed the incident, saying, “the kidnappers killed 2 police escorts and abducted the four expatriates.”