Gunmen on Monday evening kidnapped a former Chief of Logistics, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Sikiru Oladimeji Smith (rtd) in Lagos, according to a message by his driver.
News of Smith’s kidnap was contained in an SOS voice note sent out by his driver, Corporal Odiji. The note said that the retired Air Force General was kidnapped at a site in Ajah by hooded men around Blenco area.
Smith’s abductors took him to a boat that rode towards Ikorodu axis, his driver said.
The Corporal could be heard in the note saying: “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 on. Some gunmen wearing masks 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.”
There has been no official reaction to the report.
