Foreign Ministry: 3 Lebanese nationals kidnapped in Lagos

       
The Lebanese Foreign Ministry was informed on Wednesday that three Lebanese nationals were abducted in Nigeria's Lagos, stating that numerous contacts are held in order to release them, the State run National News Agency reported.         

An Islamist group linked to al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of seven foreigners during a night time raid in a remote northern Nigerian town at the weekend, noting that two Lebanese nationals, Carlos Abou Aziz and Imad al-Andari who were also abducted.           

Gunmen killed a security guard and abducted a Briton, an Italian, a Greek and four Lebanese workers after storming the housing compound of Lebanese construction firm Setraco in Jama'are in Bauchi state late on Saturday.          

While the kidnappers declared that they have custody of seven people, diplomatic sources told LBCI that the Lebanese Embassy in Abuja was not informed that the Islamic group had claimed responsibility over the kidnap, adding that the Nigerian security authorities were also not informed of such news.