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We Kidnapped Falae To Raise Money To Celebrate Eid-el-Kabir – Kidnapper Confesses To Security Agents

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One of the alleged kidnappers of the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Chief Olu Falae who gave his name as Abdullahi Usman, popularly known as Kadiri, has confessed that they carried out the kidnap in order to raise money to properly celebrate the just concluded Eid-el-Kabir in which rams were expected to be slaughtered.

Abdullahi Usman, who was paraded today along with another suspect, Babawuro Kato, by the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) at its headquarters in Abuja, said that he was approached by some of his friends in Kwara State shortly before the last Eid-el-Kabir during a wedding ceremony.
He said that during such meeting, one Datijo complained that he was so broke that he might not be able to satisfactorily celebrate the coming festival unless he (Usman) was able to give information on any big man that could be abducted for money.
“I then told him that I know one man who used to bring a Hilux vehicle to his farm and I used to see him as I move my cows about.”

Usmand said that it was then they arranged to kidnap Chief Falae on his farm which they carried out on September 21, adding that they then took Falae to Owo in Ondo State where he was kept at a place called ‘Pipeline’ around Benin Junction.
Eventually, the ransom of N5 million was paid to Datijo who, according to Usman, made away with the money.
The second suspect, Kato, was said to have ferried Datijo and Falae on his commercial motorcycle from the hideout to where he was eventually picked up by the Police.
Kato, however, insisted that he was not part of the gang as he was only contracted to transport the two on that night.

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Abdullahi Garba, who addressed news men on behalf of the DSS, said that the suspects were picked up in Lokoja, Kogi State, saying that they were mere criminals whose action in kidnapping Chief Falae was not motivated by any political or ethnic sentiment other than for criminality.
“The service wishes to state that the abductors were mere criminals. Investigations have further revealed that their action was not targeted at Falae as a statesman and prominent Yoruba leader.”
Garba enjoined Nigerians to continue to live peacefully with one another and shun attempts by mischief makers to give the unfortunate incident an ethnic coloration and use same to cause disaffection among the populace.
“To this effect, the Service wishes to appeal to all Nigerians to be law abiding and responsible in their commentary on sensitive issues affecting national security.
“The Service will not hesitate to deal decisively with anybody, no matter how highly placed, in accordance with the las as long as such a person (s) failed to be a respecter of law or peacefully coexist among the good citizens of this great country.”
Garba said that efforts were being made to arrest other members of the gang with a view to bringing them to justice. [myad]

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