Chief Olu Falae escapes death by whisker

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF)) and one of the leaders of Afenifere, Chief Olu Falae, on Tuesday escaped death by whiskers when a policeman allegedly fired a gunshot at his car along Akure-Ilesa Expressway.

Nigerian Tribune reliably gathered that Falae was on his way to Ile-Ife, where he wanted to join other leaders of Afenifere on a courtesy visit to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi when the incident occurred.

Narrating the incident to journalists in Ile-Ife before the Afenifere’s meeting with Oba Ogunwusi on Tuesday, he said his car was shot at Ile-Oluji junction.

While expressing shock over the shooting of his car by the police, Falae stated that “then I was kidnapped, now they want to kill me”.

He explained that “I was coming from Akure approaching Ilesa. I saw some vehicles ahead of me. There was a bullion van in front. The vehicles ahead of us were overtaking the bullion van and we too followed.

“I nearly passed them when I heard a shot and I heard a bang on my car. We stopped and we saw that they have fired at our car.

“They didn’t stop. We stopped at Erin-Ijesa and complained to the police at the check-point that we were fired at by some policemen following a bullion van at Ile-Oluji juction.

“I am entertaining fear over continuous attack on me. I don’t know why I was kidnapped recently, why I was arrested in 1997 and locked up for two years.”

It would be recalled that Falae was recently kidnapped by Fulani herdsmen on his farm in Akure before he was rescued by the security agents.

Reacting over the development, the Personal Assistant to Chief Falae, Captain Moshood Raji said “its is true, they shot at the car as we by pass them between Ikeji Arakeji and Ipetu in Osun State as others did . There were three vehicles first Hilux van which carry the policemen, the bullion van and the pilot. Chief Falae’s Jeep drove pass the pilot so one of the men policemen fired the at the jeep . Nobody was injure and chief Falae and everybody is fine.”

He added that Falae will report the matter to police authority when we return to Akure .
When contacted, the Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) of Osun State Police command, Mrs Folashade Odoro said they have not received any report from Chief Falae over the incident.