Nigeria: Four Chinese Construction Workers Kidnapped in Bayelsa

19 December 2012

The incident took place on Okpoama Island, Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa. Confirming the report, Mr Fidelis Odunna (DSP), the Police Public Relations Officer in Bayelsa, said the gunmen stormed the company's site by boat and abducted the Chinese workers.

He, however, said that the police command had since deployed detectives to comb the creeks for possible clues, adding that "strategic security measures are being put in place to forestall a reoccurrence".

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