FIRS Staff Holds Wife, Children Hostage for Five Days

A staff of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, identified as Felix Akeze reportedly held his wife and children, hostage, at their residence in Chevron Drive, Lekki in Lagos State on Monday, 14 February 2022.

It was gathered that the wife who is from Aku in Igbo Etiti Local Government Area in Enugu State, alerted one of her brothers through the phone of her predicament.

She revealed that her husband, Akeze, asked her to refund all the money he spent on her and their children or he will kill all of them.

Security men at the estate who have arrived the house at no 5b, Toyosi Adetoro street together with some policemen from Ajah division are made frantic efforts to penetrate into the compound and rescue the victims.

Fortunately, they succeeded in getting into the compound and diffused the situation. His wife and kids have been rescued.

The wife reportedly disclosed that they have been held hostage for five days by her hubby.

Preliminary investigation revealed that it was a case of mental health but the investigation is ongoing to ascertain the real cause of the incident.