Gunmen, numbering about seven, have kidnapped a Chinese project manager, Mr. Cui Fu Long X, in Toto, headquarters of Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
It was learnt that the gunmen stormed the project site at Adadu road in Toto, shooting sporadically while the workers fled in different directions.
Speaking with our correspondent on Wednesday, the state Focal Person in charge of the Millennium Development Goals, sponsors of the state water project, Dr. Salisu Raj, said the firm handling the water project, CCGC Nigeria Limited, had yet to make an official report to him.
According to him, the MDGs in the state received an “unofficial report” that the Chinese expatriate was kidnapped and taken to an undisclosed destination.
He denied knowledge of any ransom, adding that the CCGC had not communicated to him on the
incident.
It was also gathered that the victim was working on the rehabilitation of a water scheme, completed in 1983.
Police Public Relations Officer, Nasarawa State Command, Umaru Ismaila, said the suspected kidnappers invaded the site on Tuesday, where the Chinese was abducted.
Ismaila said the police had begun an investigation into the kidnap. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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