A Briton and an Italian working for a construction company were kidnapped Thursday, May 12 in north-western Nigeria, but no ransom demand has yet been formulated. Kidnappings are rare in northern Nigeria but common in southern oilfield, where armed groups have kidnapped many expatriates in recent years, usually released after a few days or weeks in exchange for a ransom.
The two engineers, "working for a foreign construction company, B. Stabilini, were kidnapped last night in their homes Birnin Kebbi, by unknown men," said police official of Kebbi State, Hassan Adamu. The two men were involved in the construction of a building in the central bank to Birnin Kebbi, capital of Kebbi State, located in the extreme north-western Nigeria, on the border with Niger.
"The kidnappers did not contact us and have so far not asked for ransom," he said. They have not won a large sum of money in cash that was on the scene of the abduction, he said. A spokesman for the embassy of Great Britain, Nigeria, Hooman Nouruzi, said he is aware of information that a British national was missing but could not say more.
A source at the Italian Embassy has refused comment. 
The two engineers, "working for a foreign construction company, B. Stabilini, were kidnapped last night in their homes Birnin Kebbi, by unknown men," said police official of Kebbi State, Hassan Adamu. The two men were involved in the construction of a building in the central bank to Birnin Kebbi, capital of Kebbi State, located in the extreme north-western Nigeria, on the border with Niger.
"The kidnappers did not contact us and have so far not asked for ransom," he said. They have not won a large sum of money in cash that was on the scene of the abduction, he said. A spokesman for the embassy of Great Britain, Nigeria, Hooman Nouruzi, said he is aware of information that a British national was missing but could not say more.
A source at the Italian Embassy has refused comment.
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