Gunmen in Nigeria attack Chinese workers

7/9/2025 5:56

Gunmen killed eight security

officials and kidnapped Chinese expatriate workers in Edo state

in southern Nigeria, a spokesperson for the security agency said

on Saturday, adding the Chinese workers were later rescued.



The incident happened on Friday when a group of suspected

armed kidnappers attacked a convoy of the paramilitary Nigeria

Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and Chinese nationals

working for local BUA Cement.



NSCDC spokesperson Afolabi Babawale said four Chinese

workers who were kidnapped were rescued but one was missing.

Eight operatives from the agency were killed and four were

seriously injured, he added.



Nigeria has experienced a surge in attacks by gunmen, mostly

in the north of the country but kidnapping gangs are also known

to operate in the south, targeting civilians for ransom.