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By Christopher Oji
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that the abducted Managing Director of Fouani Company and three other brothers and the boat captain have been rescued.
They were rescued Monday night, at about 11pm, and have been reunited with their families.
Gunmen, last Friday, at about 6pm, abducted the MD of Fouani Nigeria Ltd, along with three Lebanese brothers -Abbas Fouani, Youssef Fouani and Amtal Fouani– who work for Fouani, while travelling by boat in Lagos. Fouani Nigeria Ltd specialises in electronics and is the sole distributor of LG, Hisense and Maxi products in Nigeria.
They were reportedly coming from their factory by boat when they were abducted under Falomo bridge. They were rescued late last night in Orugbo Iddo.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said: “Yes, they were rescued yesterday, at about 11pm. Our Marine Police, with the support of the Nigerian Navy, brought them to shore. Thereafter, our tactical team in the area took them home on Banana Island in the early hours of today. Five of them, three Lebanese, the boat captain and his assistant.
The kidnappers had contacted the families of the victims and demanded $1.5 million, but Hundeyin could not give details on how they were rescued and whether ransom was paid or not.
