NewsmakersNG learnt that the American and Canadian were ambushed by unknown gunmen around Kagarko on their way from Kaduna to Abuja on Tuesday evening, says Mukhtar Aliyu, a spokesman for the police in Kaduna.
Inspector-General of Police Ibrahim Idris
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Kidnappers have reportedly abducted an American and a Canadian citizen in Kaduna.
Reports say two policemen were killed by the gunmen involved in the kidnap.
NewsmakersNG learnt that the American and Canadian were ambushed by unknown gunmen around Kagarko on their way from Kaduna to Abuja on Tuesday evening, says Mukhtar Aliyu, a spokesman for the police in Kaduna.
“The two police escorts attached to them engaged the kidnappers in a fierce gun battle, which resulted in the unfortunate death of the two police officers,” he said, without providing further details.
A spokesman for the United States embassy in Nigeria declined to comment. The Canadian embassy was not immediately available for comment.
In October, kidnappers took four Britons in Delta state. Three were released after negotiations, but the other, Ian Squire, was killed.
The Abuja-Kaduna road has long been a haunt for kidnappers.
Last February, two German archaeologists were abducted in the region. They were later freed.
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