Kidnapped Nigeria Super Eagle A player and Enyimba midfielder Ekundayo Ojo and Abia Comets’ Benjamin Iluyomade have been released, three days after their abduction.
An official statement from the Nigeria Professional Football League club said that both players “were released on Wednesday night following combined efforts of Enyimba Football Club and families of the players”.
“We were all traumatized by the incident,” he said.
“This was something that nobody could predict, or wished for, and we are very relieved now that they are back safe.”