Unknown gunmen yesterday kidnapped Major General, Alfred Nelson-Williams, Sierra Leone’s Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria in Kaduna state.

The identity of the kidnappers is not known, but they are demanding a $40m (£30m) ransom.

Gen Nelson-Williams is a former head of Sierra Leone’s army.  The country’s high commission in Abuja  confirmed the news.

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