German expat shot dead in Ogun – another abducted

GUNMEN have attacked two Germans, shot one dead and abducted the other in Ogun State.

The two victims whose names were not immediately known were said to be travelling to Ogbere in Ijebu East Local Government of the state when the gunmen opened fire on them and killed one on the spot and abducted the other.

The one abducted, according a source at Julius Berger Construction Company was a staff of the company while the other one was a sub-contractor of the company.

They were said to be travelling to a quarry site in Ogbere when they were attacked.

The source said: “one expatriate, a sub-contractor to Julius Berger, was shot and has subsequently died; the other expatriate, a staff of Julius Berger, was abducted.

He added “Julius Berger is currently working in close collaboration with the Nigerian authorities to make certain the safety and prompt release of the person abducted.”

Police Public Relations Office, Ogun Police Command, which confirmed the incident, said detectives and other special units of the police were on the trail of the suspects in an effort to rescue the one abducted.

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