Kano , Nigeria ( CNN ) -- A German worker was kidnapped Thursday in Kano , a northern Nigerian city wracked by violence , police said . The man , whose name was not given , works for the construction company Dantata and Sawoe , Kano police said . A spokeswoman for the German Foreign Ministry said officials were looking into the reports . The man was abducted from one of the company 's road building projects on a bridge on the outskirts of the city , police said . Officials with Dantata and Sawoe could not be reached immediately for comment . A manhunt is under way . Police said they had no immediate `` clear suspicions '' as to whether the kidnapping was carried out by Boko Haram or criminal groups . Boko Haram , an Islamist militant group , is not known to have previously orchestrated the kidnappings of foreign workers . Abductions by criminal gangs in Nigeria are rife . Most recently , the U.S. Embassy in Abuja confirmed that a U.S. citizen was kidnapped in Nigeria 's Delta State . Violence last Friday in Kano , including bombings and shootings , left more than 200 people dead , according to community leaders in Nigeria 's second largest city . President Goodluck Jonathan toured the city Sunday after attacks left the police headquarters and other government buildings in charred ruins . A joint military task force arrested 158 suspected members of Boko Haram , security sources told CNN Tuesday . CNN 's Stephanie Halasz contributed to this report .
The engineer was abducted from a road project , police say . Police had no immediate `` clear suspicions '' they are still investigating the case and have not released any further details about it. Violence last Friday in Kano killed more than 200 people , according to community leaders .