HOW FORMER SECRETARY TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, CHIEF OLU FALAE WAS RESCUED

Chief Olu Falae was rescued today in an operation co-ordinated by the Police IGP ,Mr Solomon Arase it said was coordinated by Inspector General Solomon Arase. It is not clear if any ransom was paid, though his abductors requested for N100 million as ransom

But Police spokesperson,Olabisi Kolawole, said in a statement Thursday night that the former minister was rescued after the Force launched aerial and land operations in seach of the kidnappers.
She said the rescue operation, which began on Monday, the day the Afenifere chieftain was abducted, took the search party to all parts of Ondo state.
He said Chief Falae was eventually rescued in Owo.
Ms. Kolawole said, “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 operation which started in the early hours of the aforementioned date, combed every nook and cranny of Ondo state till success was achieved in Owo.
“Speaking 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. She confirmed that Falae is hale and hearty.