June 18, (THEWILL) – The abducted Managing Director of Fouani Nigeria Limited, Mohamed Fouani and four others have been rescued by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command.
THEWILL earlier reported that armed men suspected to be kidnappers abducted four Lebanese along with one other person in Lagos on Friday.
The victims, including Mohamed, Abbas Fouani, Youssef Fouani and Amtal Fouani, were abducted around 6pm on Friday, near the Falomo Bridge while returning in a boat from their factory in Apapa to Victoria Island.
Spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Tuesday, said they were rescued on Monday night in Orugbo Iddo by men of the Marine Police with the support of the Nigerian Navy.
“Yes, five of them were rescued. Three Lebanese, the boat captain and his assistant. They were rescued late last night in Orugbo Iddo. 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,” he said.
