ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked a local mine in north-central Nigeria, killing “many members of the security personnel” and kidnapping workers, adding 4 Chinese nationals, the government said Thursday.
The attackers on Wednesday night “invaded” the mining site of Shiroro commune in Niger state, the target of such attacks, and opened fire on those they provided before fleeing with some members, adding Chinese, according to Emmanuel Umar, the state. security commissioner.
A security team deployed to respond to the attack “confronted the terrorists and there were an as yet undetermined number of casualties on the sides,” Umar said.
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Residents and the government in Shiroro told The Associated Press that bodies are still being recovered and that the death toll remains doubtful due to the remoteness of the area. Niger’s governor’s office said in another that “many security personnel” lost their lives in the attack.
“Security forces have mobilized reinforcements for the hunt for the remaining terrorists and the rescue of the injured victims, adding that the security corps of workers who suffered varying degrees of injuries were transferred to a state government medical center for treatment,” the official said of the attack in the border state of Abuja. the capital of Nigeria.
Authorities have not disclosed the call from the company, the most recent victim of attacks on foreigners for years in Nigeria, but not as common as before. Three Chinese nationals were kidnapped in an attack in Niger state earlier this year while operating in a hydroelectric plant.
In November, the Chinese government issued a warning notice to its citizens and businesses who oppose traveling to “high-risk” spaces in Nigeria and other parts of Africa.
Wednesday’s attack is the latest incident in a cycle of violence that left many dead last year. A kidnapping for ransom in development has also seen more victims held captive for months, adding dozens kidnapped in an exercise attack near the capital in March.
The security landscape in Nigeria has deteriorated under the presidency of Muhammadu Buhari, a retired army general who assumed the presidency in 2015. Frequent attacks in northwestern and north-central Nigeria are attributed to armed teams that authorities say are mostly semi-nomadic youth. Fulani herders in conflict with farming communities over limited access to water and land. Some of the herdsmen are now running with Islamist extremists in the northeast of the country to attack remote communities.
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