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| German Kidnapped on Outskirts of Nigeria's Kano |
| 2012-01-27 |
| [An Nahar] Gunmen on Thursday kidnapped a German engineer working with a construction company on the outskirts of the violence-hit Nigerian city of Kano, police said. A driver along with two other assailants "came and kidnapped the engineer Raupach Edgar, attached to Dantata and Sawoe construction company," said police front man Magaji Majia. "They came and handcuffed him and put him in the boot and zoomed away." The incident occurred around 8:00 am in an area where a bridge is under construction, he said. Police had not had any contact from the kidnappers, according to Majia. "All the major highways were blocked and even the neighboring states were equally alerted," he said. Kano, Nigeria's second-largest city, was hit by coordinated bombings and shootings on January 20 that left at least 185 people dead in violence attributed to Islamist group Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. Currently wearing a false nose and moustache and answering to Jama'atu Ahlus-Sunnah Lidda'Awati Wal Jihad, or Big Louie... Majia said he could not say yet who was behind the kidnapping. |
| Posted by:Fred |