Chaos occurs in Nigeria

by Edwin Sanchez
edited by Andrew Hoenig

A Lebanese construction worker was abducted by a gunman in Nigeria who is also responsible for the homicide of another man in the attack within the northern city of Kano, according to NYTimes.

(Photo: LBC America)

The Lebanese worker, who had been attacked, belonged to Triacta Construction Company, a police spokesman said.

The other victims consisted of a man by the name of Alphonsus Ahmed and another man named Abdullahi Mohammed. Ahmed died on his way to the hospital and Mohammed was injured by a bullet, according to the spokesman.

The gunman’s identification is unknown.

According to the New York Times, “A sluggish economy means the average Nigerian is getting poorer while the national security infrastructure is crumbling.”

As a result, this makes kidnappings performed for ransom popular in Nigeria.

There is an election coming up in the near future and during elections, the presence of security forces are often high, the New York Times said.

Muhammadu Buhari was re-elected for a second term last month and according to the New York Times, “He campaigned on pledges to fight corruption and build infrastructure as well as reviving the economy and quelling violence.”