Nigerian gunmen on Friday kidnapped three Syrian expatriates and one Lebanese worker near the oil hub Port Harcourt, a police spokeswoman said.
The four expatriates are employed by an engineering company in Port Harcourt, the main oil city of Africa’s biggest energy producer.
“The hoodlums kidnapped the four … and fled while firing at the police,” said Rita Inoma Abbey, spokeswoman for Rivers State police, adding that the criminals were wearing military uniforms.
Kidnappings for ransom are common in the oil-producing Niger Delta with hundreds of incidents reported each year. Most are released unharmed after a couple of days.
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