KIDNAPPERS OF FOOTBALLER CHRISTIAN OBODO DEMAND $188,000 AS RANSOME

ITALIAN BASED NIGERIAN  FOOTBALL PLAYER OBODO  KIDNAPPED IN WARRI, DELTA STATE

Christian Obodo was kidnapped this morning at his hometown Effurum,Warri in Delta State,south south Nigeria..The player is said to be on holiday in Nigeria after the end of the Italian league session when he was kidnapped in front of Zion Ministry Church Effurum. Warri, Delta state

Nigerian midfielder and Udinese Calcio of Italy player, Christian Obodo, is a 28 year old footballer who grew up in Warri but moved abroad after his football career picked up, was home on holiday when he was kidnapped by gunmen in front of Zion Ministry Church Effurun, Warri in the early hours of today. Obodo was driving alone in his customized SUV - Obodo 5 when five gunmen in another vehicle double crossed him, dragged him out from his car, left his car on the road and sped off with Obodo in the back seat of their own car.
A few hours after his abduction, the kidnappers contacted his family demanding 150 thousand Euros before they release him. Obodo is the first footballer to be kidnapped in Nigeria