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Unknown gunmen on Monday abducted a Syrian national identified as Mah Fath Nagor, an engineer with RIM Construction Company, in Awe LGA of Nasarawa State.
It was gathered that the kidnappers stormed the construction site where the Syrian and others were working around 9.30am, shooting sporadically into the air to scare everyone and then forced the man into their vehicle and drove off to an unknown destination.
The kidnappers are now reported to be asking for N50m ransom.
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ismaila Numan said the police is working towards the release of the expatriate.