We Paid Ransom For Falae's Release - FamilySource

A member of the family of Chief Falae during the weekend confirmed that ransom was paid before Falae was released.

The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and national chairman of the Social Demo­cratic Party (SDP) was abducted from his farm at Ilado in Akure North Local Government Area by suspected Fulani herdsmen. He was released after four days in the kidnapper’s custody.

In his comment, “I wonder why people don’t investigate well before talking. It will be very unfair to give any kudos to the police over Chief Falae’s release, having been held hostage for four days.

“If we relied on police to rescue Baba and ignored his abductors on the ransom they demanded by now we would have been telling another story. But we thank God our Baba came back alive.”

According to today.ng, the source did not disclose the actual amount paid but said the family had to appeal to the hoodlums to spare Falae’s life saying the kidnappers threatened them seriously.

“So, in this kind of development, we should wait and be listening to the police? My brother, forget. As far as I know, the police didn’t play any role in his release. The family played ball with the abductors, and they took him back to his farm where he was kidnapped and dropped him there.

“Baba even said it when he got home that after the abductors had concluded their arrangements with his family, they took him back to his farm at Ilado and dropped him there.

“Baba said when his abductors dropped him, he trekked several kilometers from his farm to a hotel in Owo where he met some policemen and introduced himself as Chief Olu Falae. That was how the police got to know of his release and hijacked the whole process as if they were the one who rescued him.

“Only an unreasonable person will still give kudos to the police for the Chief’s release. We know who and who we should thank, not the police,” the family source said.