Ian Squire, 57, was shot dead by Nigerian bandits as three other charity workers, David and Shirley Donovan and Alanna Carson, watched in horror Squire family/PAA British optician was killed by Nigerian kidnappers after he played Amazing Grace on his acoustic guitar to boost morale among a group of abducted missionaries, his colleagues have revealed. A gang member fired a “salvo” of shots at Ian Squire, 57, who was killed instantly as three other charity workers watched in shock. The hostages were snatched from their beds at their clinic in a small village in the Niger Delta on October 13 by an armed gang travelling by boat. “It was the perfect song and at that point things began to look not quite as bad,” said David Donovan, 57, who was taken captive with his wife, Shirley. “After Ian finished playing, he stood up and a salvo of gunshots killed him…

Source: The Times November 25, 2017 00:20 UTC