North Korean medic abducted in Nigeria

LAGOS, Nigeria

A North Korean physiotherapist has been abducted from his living quarters in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara state, police said on Tuesday.

Jen Sunail was taken forcibly late Monday from his house in Tsafe county of the restive state where there has been a rise in kidnappings in the past few months.

"Dr. Jeng Sunail was not seen in his room inside the staff quarters he shared with other three persons working in the hospital,” police spokesman Mohamed Shehu said in a statement.

He said a police team had been dispatched to search for the expatriate who locals said has been on contract in the state since 2016.

Zamfara has been a hotbed of armed banditry in the last one year, resulting in hundreds of deaths, mass displacement and abductions.