Gunmen on Wednesday abducted one American and a Canadian in Kaduna, killing two police officers, according to the police.
Mukhtar Aliyu, a spokesman for the Kaduna state police command said the American and Canadian were ambushed by unknown gunmen around Kagarko on their way from Kaduna to Abuja on Tuesday evening.
He said: “The two police escorts attached to them engaged the kidnappers in a fierce gun battle, which resulted in the unfortunate death of the two police officers.”