The rescue of Chief Olu Falae from his captives on September 24th, 2015 was made possible as the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, fdc NPM coordinated both aerial and land operations to ensure the freedom of the former presidential candidate of the SDP.
The IGP moved in some Technical teams to reinforce the efforts of Ondo State Police Command. The team started the operation in the early hours of the aforementioned date, combed every nook and cranny of Ondo state till success was achieved in Owo.
While re-uniting Chief Olu Falae with his family, the Inspector-General of Police said; those who think Nigeria is lawless should have a rethink as the Nigeria Police Force and other sister agencies are everywhere to deal decisively with those miscreants who intend to test the capabilities of the Force. He further said that the Former Secretary to the Federal Government is hale and hearty meanwhile, the Nigeria Police promised to leave no stone unturned till the perpetrators of the dastardly act are brought to book.
Update on Chief Olu Falae’s freedom
After spending about 72 hours in the den of his abductors, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae has been re-united with his family.
Chief Falae was handed over to his family by the nspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, the state Police Commissioner, Mike Ogbodu and other top brass of the police after he was rescued from his abductors.
Governor Olusegun Mimiko paid a visit to Chief Olu Falae at his residence, along Oba-Ile road in Akure.
Mimiko while speaking with newsmen during his visit to Chief Falae said “We thank God he is back both safe and sound. We are just happy that he is back. Number one, I was praying he would come back safely because there could be very seriously security dimensions to it.
“So, we thank God he is back. Naturally, one is also worried that issue of kidnapping is taking another dimension in Nigeria, for a person of his pedigree, he was taken from his farm.”
Also speaking with newsmen, the IGP, Solomon Arase said no ransom was paid for Falae’s release while the force will release soon further details on the rescue process.
