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Former Super Eagles footballer Christian Obodo, who was kidnapped by gunmen on Sunday evening in Delta State, has been released.
The midfielder was seized at Effurun in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State along Refinery Road while purchasing bananas.
It was gathered that he was released after he allegedly paid some unknown amount of money as ransom to the kidnappers.
Speaking on his abduction, Obodo told Brilla FM, a sports radio station that he was locked up in a car trunk for hours.
He also revealed: The kidnappers were even telling me about how they lost money for placing bets on Nigeria to score in the second half of the Nigeria versus Sierra Leone AFCON 2022 qualifier in Benin City last Friday.
"They didn't hurt me or intimidate me, but I can't understand the reason for anyone to want to put me through this sort of thing all over again."
This is the second time the footballer has been kidnapped as he was first abducted in 2012 in the same Delta State.
