Four Chinese nationals were abducted while a Police officer was killed by hoodlums in Cross Rivers State.
The foreigners who were taken away included: Kan Jinxi, Hujinchang, Jiang Jijun, and Cheng Qing, while the officer, Sgt. Ifere Sampson, a guard attached to them, lost his life in a gun duel.
This is coming barely two months after the government had declared war against kidnapping and cultism by destroying some houses belonging to alleged cutl kingpins.
But after the declaration of war against hoodlums, Mrs. Ekwele Agube, wife of Justice Ignatius Agube of the Appeal Court, was kidnapped from her shop at Ekorinim in Calabar Municipality on July 2, and was released after millions of naira was paid as ransom.
Her Personal Assistant(PA) Glory Akpama, who was with her at the time of the ugly incident, was shot dead.
The Chinese nationals were kidnapped at their granite construction site located at the Oban community in Akampka Local Government Area about 7:00 pm Wednesday.
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It was learnt that the gunmen numbering about eight stormed the company premises in three tinted cars including Audi and Camry and on arrival ;they opened fire on the officer, who replied but was over-powered by the gunmen.
Sources close to the company said the kidnappers are yet to call back to know what next to do, adding that most of the foreigners doing business within Akamkpa have gone into hiding since the incident.
Workers at the site, who spoke to our correspondent on the conditions of anonymity, said criminals have been terrorising the area and companies operating within the axis.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Ugbo, said that a police officer was killed during the unfortunate incident and assured that the police were on top of the situation.
She said: “As I speak with you, the Deputy Commissioner of Police and some team of officers are on their way to the area and I will give you more details.