LOCALS REFUTE POLICE CLAIM: WE RESCUED CHRISTIAN OBODO NOT THE POLICE

It is there statutory right to protect and in the case of abduction to rescue. This was supposed to be the case when the abducted Nigerian International, Christian Obodo was rescued from gunmen that kidnapped him recently but developing stories suggest otherwise. After taking credit for the release of the kidnapped footballer, the Emevor Vigilante squad has come out to refute the police claims.  They express their anger at what they believe is a shortchange of their heroism.  Earlier the Delta State Police spokesperson DSP Charles Muka and the Delta State Commissioner for Information, Chika Ogeah told the general public that Christian Obodo was rescued by the Nigeria Police.

According to the locals, the midfielder escaped from his captor when he was taken to a food vendor for dinner. He was said to have sneaked out of the restaurant and when he was distance away from them he started screaming, calling for help. He was said to have been rescued by the local vigilante group who later handed him over to the police.

The police however claimed to have arrested five people in the community