Lei, who spoke at a press briefing said the Chinese embassy in Nigeria initiated an emergency response mechanism immediately and lodged a representation to the Nigerian government, urging substantial measures to protect Chinese personnel and institutions in Nigeria.
The Chinese was shot dead by a stray bullet at a construction site around Lagos Street in Maiduguri at about 1p.m, while trying to avoid an unidentified gunfight, according to Lei.
The incident came barely three weeks after a Chinese cook working with a construction company and a Nigerian employed by the Chinese firm were killed in Maiduguri.
