Former Super Eagles midfielder, Christian Obodo, has been kidnapped by way of unknown gunmen along Refinery Road, Warri in Delta State.
Obodo, 36, became kidnapped by way of the gunmen when he stopped through to buy bananas on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Delta State Command, Onome Onovawakpoyeya, instructed The PUNCH.
“Obodo become abducted at about 5pm on Sunday round Ishaka Hotel simply along Refinery Road,” Onovawakpoyeya informed The PUNCH.
“He turned into with his lady friend while he become abducted. They both stopped through the road to shop for bananas.”
She brought that no demand has been made for his release.
This is the second one time the former Udinese midfielder has been abducted via gunmen.
The former Nigeria worldwide changed into kidnapped by way of unknown gunmen on June 9, 2012, on his manner to church in Warri.
But the day after he become taken, police tracked his abductors to Isoko, just out of doors Warri, where they located Obodo and arrested a few suspects.
The 2006 AFCON bronze medallist, who described his ordeal 8 years ago as a “horrible revel in”, miraculously escaped from the kidnappers, earlier than nearby villagers and a vigilante organization, rescued him and knowledgeable the police, who trailed the kidnappers to Isoko.
Europe-primarily based footballers and their relatives have been a goal of kidnappers in recent years.
Ex-Eagles defender Onyekachi Apam was kidnapped with the aid of armed guys in 2007, at the same time as an elder brother of former Eagles captain Joseph Yobo become abducted in oil-wealthy Port Harcourt before being released 10 days later in 2018.
In 2019, the father of former Eagles captain Mikel Obi was additionally abducted in Jos, however changed into rescued by way of police days later.
The mother of Bordeaux winger Samuel Kalu was additionally abducted by way of gunmen in Aba, Abia State ultimate year.
She turned into released after spending six days in the kidnappers’ den.
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