The shipping company, Maersk Line, has confirmed the Sunday night attack on its managing director, Gildas Tohouo, that left his wife dead.

According to a statement sent to Premium Times, Mr Tohouo’s condition in the hospital is ‘’critical but stable.’’

“We are very sorry to confirm that a colleague and his family have been attacked in their residence in Lagos, Nigeria during the evening of 8 December 2019,’’ Maersk said in the statement issued by its spokesperson, Richard Smith.

‘’Tragically, the wife of our colleague passed away at the scene. Our colleague is in the hospital, where his condition is critical, but stable. The three children are all safe and accounted for.

“Our thoughts and deepest sympathy goes to the family. We will do whatever we can to support them in this tragedy,” the statement quoted David Williams, Regional Managing Director of Africa for A.P. Moller – Maersk, as saying.

Thelagostimes had earlier reported that Mr Tohouo and his family were attacked at their Lugard Road, Ikoyi home on Sunday night.

According to reports, Tohouo was stabbed while his wife gave up the ghost after she was forced to drink acid by their assailants.

Meanwhile, two suspects have been arrested in connection with the attack. The suspects – Olamide Goke (an in-house electrician) and Ade Akanbi (his accomplice) had carried out the attack on the family while pretending to be in the building to rectify an electrical fault.

The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos, Mr Bala Elkana, who confirmed the incident disclosed that men of the Lagos State Police Command moved into the area shortly after the incident occurred and arrested the suspects.