Nigeria foreign workers abducted in Bauchi state - police

At least six construction workers, some of them foreigners, have been seized by gunmen who attacked a camp in northern Nigeria, officials say.

One of the workers seized was Italian, one was Greek and at least one other was thought to be Lebanese.
But UK officials could not confirm a report that another was British.
No-one has admitted the abductions but the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, has staged a series of attacks in northern Nigeria.
A security guard was reportedly killed as the attackers targeted the workers' camp at Jama'are in Bauchi state.
One Italian and one Greek were among those seized from the site run by Lebanese-owned firm Setraco, the foreign ministries in Rome and Athens has confirmed.
The Italian ambassador in Abuja said "Italy's absolute priority is the safety of its compatriot", Ansa news agency reported.
A UK foreign office spokesman said it was investigating reports of a Briton being kidnapped.
Bauchi police commissioner Mohammed Ladan told AFP that the attackers had initially targeted a prison and police station in the rural town of Jamaare, some 125 miles (200km) north of the state capital, Bauchi.
They then moved on to a camp belonging to Setraco, killing a guard and seizing the workers. Setraco is currently expanding a major road in the area.
The state capital has itself been attacked several times by Boko Haram, which wants to impose Sharia (Islamic law) across Nigeria.

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