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.”