Gunmen have kidnapped an Argentinian national near a farm
where he was working in Niger state, police said on Thursday. Santiago Lopez
Menendez was seized on Wednesday in the town of Machagu as he travelled on the
Mokwa to Kontagora road in the west of the state, said commissioner of police
Olusola Amore.
where he was working in Niger state, police said on Thursday. Santiago Lopez
Menendez was seized on Wednesday in the town of Machagu as he travelled on the
Mokwa to Kontagora road in the west of the state, said commissioner of police
Olusola Amore.
“We normally provide protection for all foreigners working
on farms and elsewhere in the state. But he (Menendez) chose to travel alone on
the bad road without police protection and they kidnapped him,” the commisioner
told AFP.
on farms and elsewhere in the state. But he (Menendez) chose to travel alone on
the bad road without police protection and they kidnapped him,” the commisioner
told AFP.
The foreigner works for Nigerian Flour Mills Plc managing
two farms in the Sunti and Kabbugi districts of Niger state.
two farms in the Sunti and Kabbugi districts of Niger state.
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