Herdsmen attacks Falae again, security guard killed

The farm of the former Secretary to the Federal Government, Chief Olu Falae was attacked the second time by a group of ten men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen last Sunday.

Olu Falae

According to Premium Times,  the hoodlums went away with one of the security guards at the farm. The men of the Ondo State police command who searched through the forest for hoodlums later found the guard dead on Thursday in a pool of water a few kilometers from the farm.

The reporters found that Falae’s family has deserted their homes at Obaile for fear of an attempt on their lives, despite the fact that the matter was reported to the police and is being handled discreetly by both the family and the police command.

Falae was first attacked and kidnapped by the herdsmen in October last year, and was only released after his family paid N5million to his abductors. Those involved were later arrested and are facing trial at the High Court in Akure.

The identity of the dead security guard, who is said to be a member of the O’odua Peoples Congress, is yet to be ascertained. Police Public Relations Officer, Femi Joseph, when contacted Friday, would not confirm the incident, saying the Commissioner of Police, Hilda Harrison, would brief journalists on the matter “very soon.”

- Rexinews

- Premium Times