My kidnap will put an end to atrocities of Fulani herdsmen —Falae

THE Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Chief Olu Falae has expressed optimism that his ordeal at the hands of his abductors will put an end to the atrocities of the nomadic Fulani herdsmen in the South West.
Falae, who stated this in Akure, while receiving members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), led by Chief Gani Adams at his residence, said many people, especially farmers, have suffered in the hands of these herdsmen.
The Afenifere chieftain frowned on a statement credited to the Department of State Service (DSS), that the attack was not ethnically motivated but was carried out by the suspects for money making venture.
Narrating his ordeal at the hands of his Fulani abductors, he explained that the hoodlums tried to kill him by shooting his vehicle when they stormed his farm in Ilado, in Akure North Local Government Area of the state, before abducting him.
He added: “They were not after money alone; they wanted to eliminate me by shooting my car, thinking I was inside the car. They later walked into my office with their sharp knives and cutlasses and started macheting my body before taking me into the bush. We trekked from Akure to Owo, following bushpaths and swampy areas on bare legs till we got to an area close to Ifon in Ose local government of the state.”
Speaking on what could be done to check the activities of the Fulani herdsmen in the region, the former SGF said his ordeal was just one of several occurrences, adding that many people had been killed, maimed, injured and raped by the Fulani herdsmen.