Nigeria, July 9 -- A staff member of the Ghana High Commission in Nigeria, Freda Arnong, has died following a brutal assault by suspected "one-chance" criminals after boarding a commercial taxi in Abuja.

The incident occurred on the evening of 1 July, at about 7 p.m., when Ms Arnong boarded a commercial vehicle near Transcorp Hilton, heading toward Transcorp Junction in the Federal Capital Territory. Unaware of the danger, she entered a vehicle already occupied by four unidentified men.

Sahara Reporters reported that the Ghanaian High Commission statement said the vehicle veered off its intended route shortly after departure.

Ms Arnong was later found unconscious and severely injured around 11 p.m. along Airport Road near the Moshood A...