A former Secretary General of Federation , Chief Olu Falae was kidnapped by suspected herdsmen in Akure, Ondo State, on Monday morning. According to The Nation, Falae, who was a former minister of Finance during Gen. Ibrahim Babangida’s regime, had been having a running battle with herdsmen at his farmland at Famo, Igbatoro, Akure.
The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Wole Ogodo, who confirmed the incident, said 50 mobile policemen have been deployed to the farm to search for him. Ogodo said, “Baba Falae has been have been having a running battle with the herdsmen and this morning, we learnt that he visited the farm and he was allegedly attack by these herdsmen. But we have sent 50 of our men to the farm to begin the search for him.”
The Nation
