Nigeria, July 29 -- A serving Nigerian military intelligence officer, Abdussalam Ude, was shot dead after allegedly resisting an attempt by armed assailants to abduct him at his residence in the Kurudu area of Abuja.

The incident occurred on Monday evening shortly after the senior officer arrived at his home, according to PRNigeria. The attackers reportedly opened fire as he alighted from his vehicle before attempting to whisk him away.

Mr Ude, a Nigerian Army colonel, resisted the gunmen despite being outnumbered, preventing them from abducting him. Security sources quoted by the publication said the assailants subsequently shot him multiple times at close range, killing him.

The attack also left the officer's wife, his driver and a s...