The insecurity in the land has crept into the country's football scene following the kidnapping of Rivers United FC Manager, Stanley Eguma by unknown gunmen on Tuesday.
Now, the kidnappers are believed to be demanding N10million before the cerebral coach can regain his freedom.
Although the Rivers State owned
Top football sources in
"Coach did not return with us. You know he drives in his own official car. We just heard this and we are waiting to hear from the club management," one source told a Port Harcourt based football only online site on condition of anonymity yesterday.
Eguma was said to be travelling with two of his Personal Assistants and it is not now known if they were also abducted alongside him or have been released.
Eguma is the second high profile coach of the Nigerian topflight to be kidnapped in recent times after Abdulahi Biffo spent about a month in kidnappers den some time ago.
Players of Adamawa United had similarly faced similar fate along the
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