Razaq Lawal, Arolat oil CEO abducted in Ogun state
- Oil mogul's brother also kidnapped in 2015
- Family presently at a loss on whereabouts of the oil magnate
- Sources describe mode of kidnap
An oil and gas magnate, Mr Razaq Lawal, the CEO of Arolat oil has been abducted in Ayetoro area of Ogun state.
Legit.ng sources say he was kidnapped at about 6.30pm on Sunday, March 27.
Lawal, a native of Ayetoro in Yewa north local government area of Ogun state was picked up by unknown men who came in a white picnic, Highlander and a Camry car.
Our correspondent reliably gathered that the kidnappers disguised like men of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) until they came down and started shooting.
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A source explained that, "it was like a film, my brother who witnessed the incident disclosed that those people are not security agents but kidnappers.
"They came in three cars and dressed like SARS officials, he said they initially thought that they are police officers until they came down from the cars, started shooting sporadically to the air and everybody had to run for dear lives.
"He said he was beaten blue black before he was whisked away inside the Camry car while they pursued them to Sunwa road before they were fired at to scared them away."
The victim's younger brother, Alhaji Akeem Lawal, was also kidnapped late last year while he was preparing for the 2015 hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia.
Aolak, as he was popularly called, had concluded all arrangements to be part of the 2015 pilgrims from Ogun state, but was abducted few days to his departure, and he missed the hajj exercise.
It was reported that young Lawal's abductors demanded for N150 million naira ransome from the family then.
It was this Razaq Lawal, his elder brother, according to a family source, that ran from pillar to post to secure the release of his brother.
A family source confirmed to our correspondent that the family parted ways with sum of N50 million naira as ransome before Aolak would be released after spending days in their den.
It was gathered that he had been in the hospital since then,recuperating from the wounds he got from the gunshot from his abductors.
It was confirmed this evening that Aolak was just discharged from UCH Ibadan two weeks ago since October last year after he was referred to Ibadan from a private hospital in Abeokuta.
The abductors of the elder Lawal this evening, made it two members of the family that would be kidnapped within six months.
This report is also coming barely hours after it emerged that Colonel Somaila Inusa, a senior army officer was abducted by unknown gunmen in Kaduna, northern Nigeria.
Source: Legit.ng
