(LAGOS, Nigeria) — A British national has been kidnapped near Lagos international airport, in Nigeria’s commercial capital, the British Consulate-General reported Friday.
Diplomats are working with Nigerian authorities on the kidnapping, which took place earlier this week, said consulate spokesman Wale Adebayo.
The person was kidnapped shortly after leaving the international terminal, said a British statement.
Adebayo would not say what day it occurred or give any other information, citing the “sensitive nature” of the issue.
The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria sent an alert about the kidnapping, saying it “urges all U.S. citizens living and traveling in Nigeria to take extra precautions for your personal security and safety” because of the “high threat of kidnapping of expatriates country-wide.”
The embassy advised U.S citizens to be particularly vigilant around church and other places of worship, locations where crowds gather, government facilities and areas frequented by foreigners because of an ongoing threat from Islamic extremists operating mainly in northeast Nigeria, where there is a 2-month-old state of emergency.
Saturday, 20 July 2013
Nigeria 'to withdraw some troops from Mali'
Nigeria 'to withdraw some troops from Mali'
Nigerian troops have been deployed in Mali for some months
Nigeria is planning to withdraw some of its 1,200 soldiers from the UN peacekeeping force in Mali, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has said.
Mr Ouattara, head of the regional group Ecowas, said the troops were needed at home to tackle militant Islamists.
It is not yet clear how many Nigerian troops will stay in Mali, where an election is due to be held on 28 July.
The Nigerians are part of a force of 6,000 African troops who took over from a French-led mission on 1 July.
French and West African troops drove militant Islamists out of northern Mali in February.
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