Gunmen kidnapped four Thai nationals as they travelled to a farm in Nigeria's Rivers state, the local government stated on Saturday.
State commissioner for agriculture Emmanuel Chindah stated by telephone that the gunmen stopped their vehicle on its way to Omida farms in the Buguma area of the riverine state on Friday. They kidnapped the Thais and two of their Nigerian colleagues.
"The two Nigerians were immediately released. But in that process one panicked and jumped into the water and drowned," he stated.