According to a tweet by the Chairman of Nigeria Human Rights Commission, Williams, who was head of armed Forces in Sierra Leone, was kidnapped and a ransom of $150K is being demanded.

The chairman further tweeted that Williams' driver is also missing as the security operatives are reported to have swung into action.

A report by Makoni Times revealed that the Deputy High Commissioner was kidnapped on Thursday June 30, 2016 in Kaduna when he was attending a military graduation ceremony.