I Was In Hell - Chief Olu Falae About His Days In Captivity

 

Chief Olu Falae, a former secretary general to

the federal government, who was released

yesterday after having been kept four days in

captivity, has narrated his ordeal.

It should be recalled that the official was

abducted by the unknown on Monday,

September 21. President Muhammadu Buhari

personally intervened having ordered the

police and all other relevant agencies

to ensure Falae’s quick and safe return home.

On Thursday, shortly after the release, the

kidnap victim narrated how he had slept on

bare floor in the kidnappers’ den.

Falae, who spoke at his home in Ilado village

of Ondo state with Governor Olusegun Mimiko,

described his experience as “hell”. 

He said:

“When I told the kidnappers that my family could

raise N2m for ransom against the N100m they

demanded, they rejected it and told me, ‘Is it

Boko Haram you are giving N2m to?’”

After having been set free Falae had to trek

several kilometers to a hotel in Owo town

where the security took him home.

Regarding the conditions of release, IGP

Solomon Arase said no ransom had been paid.

Credit: Leadership