The founder of the Oodua People’s Congress, Dr. Fredrick Fasehun, has ordered his men to find a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, who was kidnapped in Akure, on Monday, at his farm.
Falae was kidnapped on the day he turned 77 years old.
Fasehun, in a statement he personally signed, said that he and Falae were both born on September 21, adding that he had a special connection with the victim.
Fasehun described the kidnap as an insult on the Yoruba people, and challenged security operatives and agencies to produce Falae within 48 hours.
According to the OPC leader, the organisation felt concerned over Falae’s kidnap, which he described as an affront.
Fasehun, who once boasted that the membership base of the OPC is six million, said he had ordered OPC operatives to “immediately launch a manhunt, combing all nooks and crannies of Ondo State and beyond, for the kidnapped politician.
“We believe this is a political issue. And any politician in Nigeria must make sure that Chief Olu Falae is released immediately. Otherwise, the OPC will take any step available to defend its own.”
Fasehun, who is also the Chairman of the Unity Party of Nigeria, feared that the kidnapping of the top-flight politician was a bad omen.
He expressed displeasure at the fact that 24 hours after the kidnap, the Federal Government had yet to officially react to the incident.
“Over 24 hours after this disruption of the life of a dignitary, the government has not issued any statement; rather what we hear is a loud silence from the Federal Government. It is a shame; it is a big shame,” Fasehun said.
Recalling that Falae, as the Olu of Oba-Ile, was the ruling monarch of his homestead, he urged all traditional rulers in Nigeria to also rise up and ensure his release.
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