Gunmen Kill Expatriate, Abduct Another in Ogun

Tragedy struck last weekend in Sagamu as gunmen, alleged to be kidnappers, reportedly shot dead a man suspected to be a German construction worker and abducted his colleague, while on their way to Ogbere in Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Vanguard reliably gathered that the incident occurred when the two foreigners, believed to be workers with the German construction company, Julius Berger, were on their way to their quarry site.

It was further gathered that the expatriates were going to the site without their security escorts.

A source said the driver of the vehicle the Germans were travelling in was trying to make a U-turn when they were stopped by the abductors who opened fire on their car. 

Confirming the incident, the  Deputy Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the police were on the trail of the abductors.

Oyeyemi, however, said the identity of the expatriates could not be ascertained at press time.

He said: “The hoodlums ambushed the expatriates on the way to their quarry site. As soon as they saw their vehicle coming, they opened fire on them.

“One of the expatriates was hit and his colleague abducted. The one that was hit by the bullet was rushed to the hospital, where he later died.”

A spokeswoman for Julius Berger said: “One expatriate, a sub-contractor to Julius Berger, was shot and is dead. The other expatriate, a staff of Julius Berger, has been abducted.”

“Julius Berger is currently working in close cooperation with the Nigerian authorities to make certain the safe and prompt release of the person abducted.”