Masked gunmen have kidnapped Air Vice Marshal Sikiru Smith (retd.), in the Ajah area of Lagos State.

Smith, who is a cousin to a former Inspector-General of Police and present Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Musiliu Smith,

It was learnt that the retired general, was supervising work on a site in the Ajah area of Lagos State, when the gunmen stormed the place and shot sporadically.

The abducted ex-naval chief, is the Chairman of Double Wealth Ventures Limited, a dredging and engineering firm.

The gunmen were said to have forcibly taken away the retired general away in a waiting speedboat and sped away.

According to an SOS voice note shared by his driver, Corporal Odiji, Smith engaged in a fierce struggle with his abductors before he was overwhelmed.

AVM Smith was commissioned into the Nigerian Air Force as a Pilot Officer in 1979. He holds BSc, MSc, MBA and PhD degrees. He is an Alumnus of Harvard University and fellow of many professional bodies including the Institute of Management, Nigeria.