Militants kidnapped in Nigeria two Americans and two Canadians, killing two police officers

Militants kidnapped in Nigeria two Americans and two Canadians, killing two police officers

As reported by Reuters, on Wednesday, the militants in the Northern state of Nigeria called Kaduna, kidnapped two U.S. citizens and two citizens of Canada. During the abduction of two policemen were killed.

Americans and Canadians got ambushed by unknown gunmen, on the route from the city of Kafanchan in Kaduna to the capital Abuja. On the phone, the Agency reported a police spokesman in Kaduna, Mukhtar Aliyu.

«Two foreigners accompanying the police resisted the attackers, were involved in a fierce firefight with the militants and killed», — he said.

Earlier, in October 2017 in Nigeria were kidnapped 6 British missionaries. One of the hostages was killed, the other issued for the purchase.

Information about the presentation of demands for ransom, abducted Americans and Canadians yet.

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