Unknown gunmen numbering about four on Tuesday morning in Kano abducted an expatriate Engineer at Dangi roundabout, killing the driver.
Eyewitness account said the tragic incident happened at about 7.40 am.
It was learnt that the kidnappers killed the driver before whisking the Engineer away to an unknown destination.
Policemen who arrived shortly after the incident have deposited the dead body to the morgue.