Abducted Air Vice-Marshal Sikiru Smith has regained his freedom.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Police on Saturday confirmed the release of the abducted Air Vice-Marshal Sikiru Smith.
Smith who was abducted on Monday in the Ajah area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria has regained his freedom.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu who confirmed this said he was released in the early hours of Saturday.
The Commissioner of Police said he personally handed over Smith to his family, adding that the persistent operational activities along the border corridors of the state and the recent onslaught on kidnappers in the forest led to the release of the retired Air Vice-Marshal.
Gatekeepers News earlier reported that Air Vice-Marshal Sikiru Smith was abducted by armed masked men who bundled him into a boat, speeding off from the site where he was supervising work in the area.
Sikiru is a cousin to the former Inspector-General of Police, Musiliu Smith who is the Chairman of the Police Service Commission.
As a trained military engineer, he rose to the positions of the Chief of Logistics, Nigerian Air Force Headquarters, and Chief of Defence Communications, Defence Headquarters, Abuja before his retirement.
