Kidnapped footballer Christian Obodo rescued

Christian Obodo

Super Eagles footballer, Christian Obodo was abducted for more than 24 hours, and has been rescued from the hands of his kidnappers, who demanded a ransom of N27.5m for his release. The kidnappers were also arrested having being tracked from where he was kidnapped on June 9 in Effurun, Warri to a forest 1 hour 30 minutes away.

Reports to Sahara Reporters from Delta from State police command ASP Charles Mouka said that Obodo was rescued by officers of the Nigeria Police Force in Emevor, an Isokoland township lying between Ughelli and Oleh area of Delta State.

Delta state Commissioner of Information, Chika Ogeah described the successful rescue and arrest of five kidnappers as a ‘purely police operation’. Ogeah has promised that Obodo will be ‘fully protected by the State Government’ before he leaves Nigeria for his club base in Europe.