Gunmen yesterday have kidnapped two Chinese expatriates working in a mining company at Ishiagu in the Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
The victims were workers in a Chinese company in the area called China Orientals.
The Chinese ,Shen Gusmeh and Mao Xinmin were believed to have been abducted by Fualni herdsmen.
Two Fulani herdsmen living in the area have been arrested in connection to the crime.
A source, however, said no contact has been establishing with the kidnappers.
The source said,
”yes, the Chinese were casual workers at a new Chinese Company, China Orientals Nigeria Limited. They are suspecting the Fulani in the area and two of them have been arrested by the police in connection with the incident. The kidnappers have not made any contact yet”
Commissioner of police in the state, Awontinde Awosola, expressed optimism that the victims would be rescued.
