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Mother of Nigeria’s former national football team coach, Siasia, kidnapped

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Mrs. Ogere Siasia, mother of a former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has been reportedly kidnapped on Monday.

According to reports, she was kidnapped in her residence in Balyelsa by some yet-to-be identified gunmen around 2am.

This makes it the second time she will be abducted by unknown men.

In November 2015, Mrs. Siasia spent 13 days with kidnappers who snatched her from her residence in Odoni community of Sagama Local Council Area in Bayelsa State.

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Siasia was then in Gambia preparing the U-23 team for the U-23 Africa qualifier for 2016 Rio Olympic at the time when his mother was whisked away by the kidnappers.

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