Following threats to his life, on account of revelations about the corruption in the oil and gas industry published by his magazine, Africa Oil and Gas Report, the Publisher of the magazine, Toyin Akinosho, has fled the country and went into hiding. This is as a result of the March 20 multiple assassination attacks on his car and driver by unknown men who kept asking for the publisher’s whereabouts.


Mr. Akinosho, a trained geologist and one of Nigeria’s most respected oil and gas journalists, started the magazine after working for several years in Chevron “with a view to enabling the general public and industry watchers get a clearer view and understanding of the practice in the oil and gas industry”.

The journalist now believe the hard-hitting reporting of his magazine has now made him prime targets of deadly attacks. On March 20, five suspected assassins waylaid Mr. Akinosho’s driver while driving his boss’ car in the Ikoyi area of Lagos.