Gunmen kidnap Chinese consultant in Kogi

Gunmen have kidnapped a Chinese national from his residence in Kogi state. The hostage was a consultant to a government water project. He was kidnapped Tuesday morning.

Police Spokesman in the State, Elvis Aguebor told AFP:  “The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday when armed men stormed the official residential quarters of the Kogi State Water Corporation and abducted a Chinese national”.

According to Aguebor, the gunmen shot into the air before fleeing with the hostage.

The motive for the abduction was not immediately clear but the police have vowed to track down the abductors and rescue the hostage