According to Sahara Reporters online, a German engineer with Dantata and Sawoe construction company has
been killed by suspected islamist militants in the city of Kano during
an attempted rescue by Nigeria security officials.
Edgar Fritz Raupach was kidnapped in January by a group claiming
affiliation with Al Qeada had remained in captivity until a botched raid
earlier today led to his killing in a suburb near the Bayero University
in Kano.
A similar attempt to rescue two Europeans last March in Sokoto led to their untimely death in the hands of their captors.
Nigeria's extremist militant group Boko Haram has repeatedly denied engaging in kidnapping.
However a group claiming affiliation to Al Qeada in the Islamic
Maghreb (AQIM) released a video in March claiming Mr. Raupach was
kidnapped in exchange for the release of Filiz Gelowicz a Turkish -born
woman who was jailed last year in Germany for aiding terrorism.
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