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A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olu Falae, has been kidnapped, Channels TV is reporting.

Mr. Falae, 76, the report said, was abducted from his farm in Ondo state.

Details of the incident is still sketchy.

Mr. Falae, 76, was also Nigeria’s former minister of finance.

Since his retirement from service, the former minister had lived in Akure, the Ondo state capital.

Details later…

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