Malik Yahya/
A British national, Faye Mooney, has been confirmed among the victims of the attack on Kajuru castle in Kaduna last Friday by unknown gunmen.
The gunmen also killed a staff of an international NGO, Safety Organisation, Mathew Oguche and abducted three others.
Mooney worked with a non-governmental organisation, Mercy Corps.
The victims had reportedly travelled from Lagos to the resort when they were attacked around midnight.
The British High Commission in a statement by the Head of Communications, Policy & Corporate Lead, Department for International Development, David Smith, in Abuja today, disclosed that the deceased’s next-of-kin had been notified.
The Commission stated that it was offering consular assistance to her family while also engaging with the Nigerian authorities on the incident.
The statement reads: “The British High Commission is aware of an incident involving the death of a British national and a Nigerian national in Kaduna State, late on Friday evening.
“Mooney was killed on Friday, 19 April 2019 in an attack at Kajuru Castle, near Kaduna, alongside a Nigerian national, Oguche.
“Mooney was employed in Nigeria with the NGO Mercy Corps. Oguche worked for the International NGO Safety Organisation.
“Her next-of-kin has been notified and we are offering consular assistance to her family. We are engaging with the Nigerian authorities, and we understand an investigation is underway.”