Lebanese national snatched in north Nigeria is freed


  • World
  • Saturday, 28 Dec 2013

KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - A Lebanese man abducted by gunmen in northern Nigeria's main city of Kano this week was released unharmed on Friday, police said, denying that any ransom was paid.

Gunmen seized Hassan Zein from the Sharada industrial area of Kano on Monday morning, in an area plagued by Islamist militant groups known for protracted and often deadly kidnappings.

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