April 9 Recently, a gold mine in Osun State, Nigeria, was attacked, and two Chinese miners were kidnapped. Local police said on the 8th that two Chinese citizens had been rescued.
According to a report by Nigerian News Agency on the 8th, Opalola, spokesman of the Osun State Police, said on the same day: “We are very happy to inform you that the kidnapped Chinese citizen was rescued at 9:00 p.m. on the 7th. They are not hurt. Opalola also mentioned that the police are trying to arrest the kidnappers and called on citizens to provide reliable information to the police at any time.
On the 5th, local time, two Chinese citizens were kidnapped from a gold mine in Oquipa/Iticam village, Osun Prefecture. Foreign media said that the gunmen also shot and injured their security personnel.