The men work for West Australian mining company Macmahon Holdings which is contracted to cement company Lafarge Africa. MFAT has yet to confirm the identity of the kidnapped New Zealander but Australian and Nigerian media have named him as Jamal Khan. Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop said: "The Australian Government is working to confirm details of the reported kidnapping in Nigeria of four Australians, who have been working for an Australian mining company. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade continues to seek information on the kidnapping in Nigeria of a New Zealand citizen working for an Australian mining company. The identities of the mining workers kidnapped by gunmen in southern Nigeria have been revealed by Australian and Nigerian media, after their convoy of four vehicles was ambushed in an early morning attack.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 23, 2016 20:58 UTC