Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF and chieftain of Afenifere, Chief Samuel Oluyemisi Falae, on his 77th birthday was abducted by 20 gunmen who invaded his farm in Ilado village, Akure north area of Ondo state. Many of his workers including the farm Manager identified as Bruno received brutal machete cuts while others were reportedly wounded and are on admission in different hospitals.
" The family said that the fulani herdsmen have been having issues with the workers in the farm over the grazing and the destruction of the farmland by their cows. The herdsmen came back on Monday in large number and attacked the farm before abducting the politician. The on arrival the herdsmen shot indiscriminately into the air, a situation which made the workers to flee to different directions.
They beat up the National chairman of the Social Democratic Party SDP and dragged him on the floor when he refused to go with them".
Police source however said that the Fulani herdsmen may have been used by other interested party who have requested for a ransom.
The herdsmen according to the police source may have been paid off and the victim handed over to those who have made contact with the family after carrying out the hatchet job.
Speaking with newsmen, the spokesman of the SDP in the state, Remi Olayiwola said that the abductors have contacted the wife of the victim Mrs Rachel Falae and requested for N100m ransom expected to be paid before the end of work on Tuesday.
Olayiwola said that the accent of those who contacted the wife of their National chairman was that of the fulani.
Spokesman for the state command, Wole Ogodo said that Chief Falae was taken away while some of his staff were seriously wounded.
The police spokesman said it was too hasty to conclude that the politician was kidnapped.
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