OKRIKA DAEWOO FACILITY ATTACKED: NO FATALITIES

UNCLAS LAGOS 000136

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TREASURY FOR ASEVERENS AND SRENENDER
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TAGS: EPET PGOV PTER KHLS PINR ETRD KS NI
SUBJECT: OKRIKA DAEWOO FACILITY ATTACKED: NO FATALITIES

REF: LAGOS 124


1. (SBU) South-Korean Daewoo Construction facility in Okrika,
Rivers State was attacked Saturday, January 28 at 0730 by
approximately 30 armed men. Korean Embassy First Secretary
Tok-won Lee spoke with Daewoo Managing Director to confirm
there were no fatalities primarily because Daewoo's security
guards fled the premises upon the robbers' approach. Two
local employees sustained minor injuries, Lee said.
According to Lee, the robbers escaped with over USD 200,000
(naira 26 million). He said the Nigerian police was
investigating the case, but currently could not identify the
culprits. Lee said Daewoo would reopen the Okrika facility
in the next few days once it had bolstered the security
contingent protecting the facility.
BROWNE