![]() “The couple were the only visitors at the resort at the time of the attack. We do not want to speculate because we don’t have that information. “There is no group that has claimed responsibility and we do not know the motive yet. His wife was kidnapped and we are carrying out a search and rescue mission. The man was killed when he resisted and that is when he was shot dead. He said: “The couple checked in yesterday but the attack occurred at about midnight. Kenyan Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere told a press conference in the capital Nairobi that the man was gunned down and his wife abducted by bandit who broke into the resort at around midnight on Saturday, shortly after the couple had arrived from a flight from the Masai Mara. The identities of the husband and wife have not yet been confirmed. There was speculation the kidnappers could be from the al Qaeda-linked insurgent group al-Shabab, which controls much of southern Somalia. He decided not to shoot in case he hit the tourist. It is understood the killers were Somalis who carried out a cross-border raid before escaping from the scene in a boat.Ī Kenyan security official said a policeman arrived to see six men carrying away the woman. ![]() The incident happened overnight about 30 miles north of the island resort of Lamu, close to the border with Somalia.Īccording to reports, the attackers broke into the couple’s accommodation at the Kiwayu Safari Village resort, which consists of 18 luxury cottages spread along a private beach. Police say they have launched a search and rescue mission to try to save the British woman. The man was shot dead as he bravely resisted the kidnappers, according to officers in the east African country. Niger state Commissioner for Internal Security, Mr Emmanuel Umar, could not be reached for comment because his telephone lines were switched off.A British tourist has been murdered and his wife abducted after bandits stormed a luxury beach resort in Kenya, local police have said. He named his two brothers as Saidu Saba Favu and Haliru Saba Favu while he gave the name of his son kidnapped as Rulwan Saidu Saba. Ismaila Saba a Special Assistant to the National President of the NUJ said two of his brothers and one of his sons were among those kidnapped. ![]() Two women, according to the source, were among the six people abducted by the gunmen.Ĭhairman of the Niger State Ministry of Information Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists Alhaji Ismaila Saba Favu, whose relations were affected confirmed the story to THISDAY in a telephone conversation. The unnamed football fan said to be Tiv by tribe reportedly ran into the gunmen who shot and killed him on the spot. It was in this process that Yakubu Ayuba described as a community leader and a mobilisation officer with the Kwali Area Council was shot dead. Thereafter, it was gathered that the bandits moved from house to house dispossessing the residents of their valuable property. THISDAY was told that the armed men invaded the town not too far from a Police check point at about 12.20 an and started shooting into the air sporadically. Yangoji borders a community in Lapai Local Government area of Niger state. One of those killed, Alhaji Yakubu Ayuba, was the community leader while the other a middle aged man was killed while returning home after watching the Manchester City Vs Real Madrid match which the English team won 4-0. Two persons were killed and six others abducted by gunmen in Yangoji town in the Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
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