Gunmen yesterday shot and killed a soldier guarding officials of SETRACO Construction Company in Benin, Edo State. The gunmen also abducted an Israeli working with the company. Another soldier was shot and wounded during the operation while a third soldier on duty escaped unhurt.
The Israeli, whose name could not be ascertained at press time, was said to be helping with the construction of Upper Mission Road in Benin, one of the state government projects being undertaken by the company.
When contacted, the spokeswoman of the 4th Brigade, Nigerian Army, Capt. Roselyn Managbe, said she was yet to get official details of the incident. But the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Moses Eguavoen, confirmed the killing and the abduction.
He said the command had commenced investigation in order to apprehend the attackers. Eguavoen assured the public of the determination of the police to protect them and their property.
National Mirror