There is no strike. Everybody is at his duty post. We are in touch with all state police commissioners who confirmed that their men are working.

The police moved in, shot at the (kidnappers') vehicle. They killed the driver of the vehicle but the kidnappers dropped the dead body and went away.

They will be charged with misconduct and dereliction of duty.

We are on red alert. All state commissioners of police are under instructions to monitor developments and prevent any violence.

The army is assisting the police and a curfew has been imposed.

Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, was arrested this morning at the Nigeria Cameroon border. He was arrested in company of a driver and a woman and they have been taken into custody.