Fulani herdsmen are Boko Haram’s allies –Falae

Elder statesman and former Secretary to Government of the Federation, Olu Falae, has said that the herdsmen that kidnapped him on Monday behaved in a manner that betrayed them as allies of Boko Haram.

Falae said this while speaking with Governor Olusegun Mimiko when the governor paid him a visit at his residence in Oba-ile in Akure, capital of Ondo State, a source said.

Read also: Don’t pay ransom, police tell Falae’s family

“Baba has just narrated his ordeal to some of us. His abductors made him to trek from his farm to Owo. Baba also said he was sleeping on the ‎ground since his kidnap.
“We can’t say if any ransom was paid for his release. According to Baba, when he told the kidnappers that his family only had N2million, they asked him if he thought the amount was enough for‎ Boko Haram, ” the source said.

RipplesNigeria …without borders, without fears

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now