Nigerian international Christian Obodo was yesterday evening released by his captors in southeastern state of Delta.
Obodo who was in Nigeria to visit his family was driving alone in an area called Effurun in southeastern Delta State on Saturday morning when some unknown gunmen abducted him.
Abductors of the soccer star who was kidnapped in southeastern state of Delta on Saturday had initially demanded a ransom of €150, 000 , according to a family source.
But upon release, neither the soccer star’s family nor security officials were willing to reveal how much the kidnappers were paid before freeing their captor.