Gunmen hijacked a four-wheel drive car at about 7.30pm yesterday after it left Lagos airport’s international terminal and kidnapped a British man. The Nigerian driver of the vehicle was shot but he survived.
The British high commission said in a statement today that they are working closely with other security agencies to secure the release of the hostage and added that further details will not be revealed because of the nature of the incident.
Many major companies with British connections operate in Nigeria including oil giant Royal Dutch Shell, British Airways, Unilever and PricewaterhouseCoopers; but it is not known where the kidnapped man was employed.
