What A Shame! Okoduwa Robbed, Stripped Naked At Gun PointWhat A Shame! Okoduwa Robbed, Stripped Naked At Gun Point
What a disgrace, what a national shame! Somebody who stakes his life on
the pitch for his fatherland almost killed because of material greed
and animalistic instinct. A great shame, indeed.
Last week, Nigeria striker Emmanuel Okoduwa recently sealed a deal with
Ukraine's Dynamo Kiev was reportedly robbed at gunpoint around
Satellite Town in Lagos.
The player lost his cell phones, over $10 000 in cash, Residence Permit and his SUV, among other things.
He was scheduled to return to Ukraine and went to drop off his family
at Satellite Town when he was ambushed on a bad patch of road by gunmen
on a motorbike on his way back.
The robbers pulled guns on the player and his cousin, forced them to
drive all the way to Mile 2, and then took everything, including the
SUV.
Both men were even stripped naked, their clothes taken and left to
their own devices in that deserted area as the robbers took off.
Is this the price to pay playing for your fatherland? In Europe and
other parts of the world, representing your country is a great honor
and as such you are regarded as a hero. Why is it different here? I
think we need to ask ourselves salient questions on the way forward.
To Okoduwa and his family, I pray that he continues with his patriotic
zeal because those that perpetrated that dastardly act are just one of
a million. We expect to see great goals from you next season as you
anchor Kiev's attack. No shaking Okoduwa, remain strong in the LORD!
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