A Chinese expatriate was on Friday kidnapped, and another shot along the new Ado Ekiti–Iyin Ekiti Road under construction.
A policeman attached to the construction workers was also killed during the attack.
The Chinese expatriates were part of the tean working on the road construction awarded by Dr Kayode Fayemi, the Ekiti state governor.
Sunday Abutu, Police Public Relations Officer for Ekiti Command, also confirned the incident.
He said, “It is confirmed that a kidnapping incident occurred today (Friday) about 4:30 pm along new Iyin Road where one civilian was kidnapped, one injured while one policeman was shot dead”.
He added that the police is already combing the bush for possible apprehension of the perpetrators.
“The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Tunde Mobayo, enjoins everyone to be calm and avoid any form of apprehension as the Command will do everything possible to rescue the victim and arrest the culprits,” Abutu said.
