Sad! Assassins attack MD of Maersk Line, force wife to drink acid
Palpable tension has enveloped Maersk, one of the biggest organizations in the Nigerian maritime industry.
According to reports, the Managing Director of Maersk Line, Gildas Tohouo Tohouo, and his family were said to have been attacked at their Lugard Road, Ikoyi home last night (Sunday).
The attacked happened while he, his three children and his wife were at home.
Tohouo and his wife are foreigners living in Nigeria. While the man is from Cameroon, the late wife was from Bulgaria.
It was learnt that the husband and wife were locked in different rooms during the operation. The late woman was said to have been forced to transfer some money to her attackers after which she was forced to drink acid and suffocated with a pillow.
The assailants reportedly gained access to the house through an electrician who is currently in police custody.
Tohouo was said to have placed a call through to the chief security officer of the company who led policemen to the scene before the suspects escaped.
Bala Elkana, police public relations officer in Lagos, confirmed the incident to newsmen but refused to disclose the identity of the victims.
“We have an incident on someone who was attacked with his wife. Both of them were stabbed. The wife died and he is still alive and responding to treatment. Those who carried it out are in our custody. One of them is an electrician in the estate, who was assisted by his friend. Their aim was to steal from the man. They were there to rob,” Elkana