Chief Olu Falae Freed From Kidnappers

The good news comes on a day which coincidentally happens to be the Afenifere chieftain’s birthday.
Vanguard reports that as of the time of putting this report together, the elder statesman was on his way to his home in the Ondo state capital, Akure.
Details of his release still remain sketchy.

It is recalled that the former presidential candidate was kidnapped on Monday, September 21, at his Ilado farm along Igbatoro Road, Akure North local government area of Ondo.
There were speculations that the kidnappers who made and outrageous demand of N100million were Fulani cattle rustlers.
Many Nigerians reacted to the abduction and called on the federal government to ensure that the former minister of finance is released in one piece.
President Muhammadu Buhari in his reaction to the sad development, promised that chief Falae would be released on time.
The president gave strict directives to security agencies, ordering a prompt release of the chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
Following President Buhari’s directive, Solomon Arase directed all security agencies in Ondo state to engage in a massive search and rescue operation for elder statesman.
The Inspector-General of police, directed that all resources are to be channeled towards the rescue of the statesmen.
Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has blamed Olusegun Mimiko, the governor of Ondo state, for the recent abduction of Chief Olu Falae.
In a statement by Abayomi Adesanya, the party’s publicity secretary, on Wednesday, September 23, the governor was blamed for a lax approach to security issues within the state.
The statement read that Mimiko is to be blamed for the high rate of kidnapping, rape, robbery, killing and other crimes in the Ondo state.