Kanu Nwankwo
Kanu Nwankwo, a former Super Eagles’ Skipper, has retrieved the
money stolen from his luggage on arrival at the Moscow airport over the
weekend after the attacker flew in for an exhibition game as part of the
event towards the FIFA World Cup which starts in less than 12
days, AOIFootball.com reports.
Local police had confirmed earlier on Monday morning that indeed
the former African footballer of the year was robbed of around $11,000,
equivalent to four million Naira which was removed from his luggage on
arrival at the Moscow airport.
However, AOIFootball.com can authoritatively confirm that the money
has now been returned to the Arsenal legend, who told this medium
immediately after he got back his money, that the local police have
returned the stolen money.
“Yes it’s true that the money was stolen from me, but I can
confirm to you right now that I have my money with me and I’m grateful
to the security agencies for helping to recover it back,” Papilio said.
This incident will come as a setback to host country Russia, who
are trying to stage a near-perfect World Cup with travellers been warned
earlier by authorities to be vigilant throughout the tournament.
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