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Gunmen have kidnapped a British man in Nigeria after shooting the driver of the vehicle he was in, it has been reported. Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped a British man in Nigeria after shooting the driver of the vehicle he was in. The attack in Lagos happened on Tuesday evening soon after the four wheel drive left the international airport, where the man had just arrived, Reuters said, attributing the information to two security sources.
The attack in Lagos happened on Tuesday evening soon after the four-wheel drive had left the international airport where the man had just arrived, Reuters news agency said, attributing the information to two security sources. The Nigerian driver survived the attack, they said. The British high commission said it was "working closely with others to secure the release of the hostage".
The Nigerian driver survived the attack, they said. The British high commission said in a statement simply that it was "working closely with others to secure the release of the hostage". The Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London said: "We are aware of reports of a missing person and are liaising with Nigerian authorities." The son of a state legislator and four Chinese nationals in two different states have all been reported kidnapped this month. Some cases are not reported because of fears for hostages' safety. Most are released after ransoms have been paid, though people have been injured and killed if they resist.
In March, British construction worker Brendan Vaughan, 55, was killed weeks after being seized by the al-Qaida-affiliated Nigerian Islamist group Ansaru. He had been working in northern Nigeria for the Lebanese construction company Setraco when he and six colleagues were taken hostage on 16 February .
Last year, British construction worker Chris McManus and an Italian colleague were murdered by their kidnappers as a joint British-Nigerian rescue mission was launched on a compound in the city of Sokoto months after the pair had been seized by insurgents.
The son of a state legislator and four Chinese nationals in two different states all have been reported kidnapped this month. Some cases are not reported because of fears for hostages' safety.
Most are released after ransoms have been paid, though people have been injured and killed if they resist.
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