Gunmen on Monday reportedly abducted one Air Vice Marshal Sikiru Smith (retd.), in Ajah area in Lagos State.
Smith is said to be a cousin to Musiliu Smith, a Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and current Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC).
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Reports say that the retired general, who is currently the Chairman of Double Wealth Ventures Limited – a dredging and engineering firm – was on site supervising a project in Ajah on Monday morning when some masked gunmen invaded the place and shot sporadically.
The gunmen whisked the retired general away in a waiting speedboat.
According to an SOS voice note shared by his driver, Corporal Odiji, Air Vice Marshal Sikiru Smith engaged in a struggle with his abductors before he was overpowered.
Odiji stated, “This is an emergency. I am Corporal Odiji attached to Air Vice Marshal Smith. They just abducted him from the site where we were working. Some gunmen who were wearing masks just came and snatched my boss now. They shot everywhere. I was near where I was fixing my boss’ vehicle.
“As I was coming, I saw them leaving in a boat but I wasn’t armed so I just ran to the site and I saw his glasses and where he struggled with them. Please pass this information. It is an emergency,” according to Punch.
Smith’s abduction will be the first high profile case which has occurred in the state.
