Suspected gunmen on Sunday abducted a Chinese national identified as Williams Zang around the Eyenkorin area of Kwara State.
According to reports, the expatriate was abducted after the gunmen invaded one Cherish Guest House, an isolated facility on the outskirts of Ilorin, shooting sporadically into the air, causing panic among nearby residents.
It was learned that the victim, who happened to be a former employee of Erkang Quarry, had been lodging at the facility for over two months before the incident.
The assailants were said to have used the hotel’s manager’s vehicle, a black Toyota Venza with registration number Lagos FST 701 HG, to transport the victim.
However, the Police spokesperson in Kwara, Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, while confirming the incident in a statement on Monday, said the guest house manager, Mr Idume David Joseph, 28, reported the case.
“It is suspected that the perpetrators employed a standby motorcycle to transport the victim further into the bush from the main road.
“At present, three suspects have been apprehended, and investigations are ongoing,” she said.
She assured of the safe rescue of the victim and that the assailants would be apprehended.