Angolan authorities in Huíla Province in the southwest have arrested three Nigerian nationals allegedly for kidnapping a Chinese, the local media confirmed.
According to Jornal de Angola, the Nigerians had also robbed the Chinese of $11,700 (Kwanzas 12m) over ransom demand.
The newspaper said the Nigerians used guns to execute their crime.
The Chinese national, a 53-year-old bricklayer, was reportedly kidnapped at Arimba commune and held for 72 hours by the criminals.
He was freed after a ransom was paid, Jornal de Angola reported.
It added that the three Nigerian nationals were later arrested in the capital, Luanda.
“They are living legally in Angola,” the Huíla Province Criminal Investigation Services head, Alberto Sawana, was quoted as saying.
Huíla Province, about 904km south of Luanda, is the second most populous region after the capital.
The province is rich in mineral resources that tend to attract people from far and wide.
The minerals found in Huíla Province include iron, gold, kaolin, diamonds, manganese, mica, black granite and mineral water.
. Africa Review.
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