Officials of Chinese construction compnay, CGC have confirmed the
killing of a Chinese employee of the company, Mr. Chen Jin Gle at a
market in Gubio, 80 kilometers from Maiduguri by unknown gunmen on
Sunday.
Also killed was an Ibo trader who had come to the market to buy donkeys.
Albert Audu, secretary of the company told Daily Trust on Monday that Mr. Gle was gunned down around 2pm. He had gone to the Sunday market in the company of a driver and a help to purchase a ram and other food items for some of the staff. He said they had purchased the ram and the driver and help were taking it to their vehicle when they heard gunshots behind and turned to see Mr. Gle lying dead on the ground.
CGC is currently handling the construction of a road between Damasak and Dikwa in northern Borno.
The assailants also robbed the two dead men of their money and phones. The deceased Ibo trader was said to have had a substantial amount of money on him at the time he was killed while Mr. Gle was in possession of some amount of money meant for the purchase of food items for the feeding of staff of the company.
Also killed was an Ibo trader who had come to the market to buy donkeys.
Albert Audu, secretary of the company told Daily Trust on Monday that Mr. Gle was gunned down around 2pm. He had gone to the Sunday market in the company of a driver and a help to purchase a ram and other food items for some of the staff. He said they had purchased the ram and the driver and help were taking it to their vehicle when they heard gunshots behind and turned to see Mr. Gle lying dead on the ground.
CGC is currently handling the construction of a road between Damasak and Dikwa in northern Borno.
The assailants also robbed the two dead men of their money and phones. The deceased Ibo trader was said to have had a substantial amount of money on him at the time he was killed while Mr. Gle was in possession of some amount of money meant for the purchase of food items for the feeding of staff of the company.
Source:Dailytrust
