How Police Rescued kidnapped Fouani Brothers in Lagos

Security operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have rescued the three kidnapped Fouani brothers, who are owners of consumer electronics chain, Fouani Nigeria Limited.

On June 14, three brothers, identified as Amtar Fouani, 37, Abbas Mohamed Fouani, 40, Hassan Fouani, 29, and two Nigerians, Emmanual Autai, 43, and Ridwan Badari, 31, were reportedly abducted around 6pm in Lagos, while they were returning Victoria Island from their Aapapa factory by boat when they were abducted.

The Fouani Nigeria Limited group is a leading consumer electronics reseller and the sole distributor of LG, Hisense, and Maxi products in Nigeria.

The Lagos State police command had on Monday, through their spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin said it was working “tirelessly” to ensure that the victims were released.

Elatedly, Hundeyin announced to the Media on Tuesday that abducted individuals have been rescued by the Police on Monday night.

However, the police spokesperson said, “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. Five of them, three Lebanese, the boat captain and his assistant”, disclosed Hundeyin.

Earlier before the dramatic rescue, the kidnappers had contacted the families of the victims, demanding a ransom of $1.5 million.

Details of the rescue operation and whether any ransom was paid were not provided by th Police spokesperson.