Nigeria, April 6 -- Two Chinese expatriates have been abducted at a mining site in Osun State.

The expatriates, Zhao Juan (33) and One Wen (50) were abducted at a mining site located Okepa/Itikan village in Ifewara, Atakumosa-West local government area of the state on Monday.

The gunmen invaded the site and engaged local guards in a gun duel. Two of the guards were shot in the process.

The abduction came barely two months after three Chinese were abducted and their police guard killed in the state.

Last November, another policeman was killed during the abduction of a Chinese in the nearby Ekiti State.

The latest incident was confirmed by the Osun State police spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesd...