Lebanese Businessman Kidnapped By Gunmen In Kano

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A Lebanese, Mr Hassan Zein, has been abducted by unknown gunmen at the Sharada Industrial Area of Kano metropolis, the Kano State Police Command, yesterday confirmed.

Confirming the abduction in Kano, the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Magaji Majiya said Zein, the Managing Director of M.C Plastic company, was seized in the early hours of yesterday from the company’s premises.

“Unidentified gunmen stormed the area between 7:30 am and 8:00 am and abducted the man in the company’s premises,” he said.

He added that the command had since mobilised personnel and alerted its patrol teams and check points to track down the kidnappers.

Majiya also said the command had also commenced special operation within Kano metropolis and environs since the incident occurred.

The police spokesman did not, however, comment on the report which indicated that two of the factory workers were shot and injured during the abduction.