Gunmen kidnap 3 Indians in Nigeria

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria – Gunmen dynamited the front gate of a residential compound in southern Nigeria on Saturday and kidnapped three Indians in an attack that left one Nigerian dead, the military said.

Security forces intervened before seven other Indian nationals could be taken away from the compound in the main oil city of Port Harcourt, military spokesman Maj. Sagir Musa said.


One Nigerian civilian died in the pre-dawn attack, he said. There were no casualties among the security forces.

The attackers entered the compound after setting dynamite against the front entrance and detonating the charges, Musa said. The Indians’ employer was not immediately known.

AP