BREAKING: Gunmen kidnap retired Airforce boss in Lagos, disappear with him via boat

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A former Chief of Logistics, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Sikiru Oladimeji Smith (rtd) has been kidnapped by gunmen.

Smith, according to an SOS voicen note sent out by his driver, Corporal Odiji, was kidnapped at a site in Ajah, Lagos by hooded men around Blenco area and taken to a boat which rode towards Ikorodu axis.

According to ‘The Nation’, the Corporal said: “Good evening house. Please, this is an emergency. I am Corporal Odiji, attached to AVM Smith. Oga was just moved from the site we were working. Some gunmen wearing mask just came, pulled him out of the site.

“They shot everywhere and took him away. I was nearby where he asked me to fix his vehicle. I am his driver. As I was coming back, I saw them where they went on a boat through the water. I was not armed. So, I ran to the site and found Oga’s glasses and where he struggled with them before they took him off.

“Please, somebody should pass the message. They went from Blenco area in Ajah and rode towards Ikorodu area on the water.”

Contacted for reaction, police spokesman, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu said he would make findings and revert.

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