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Menti0ning Messi, Saved My Life....says Argentine kidnapped in Nigeria by boboLIL(m): 10:34am On Jun 29, 2015
A 28-year-old agricultural engineer held captive for
three days in the west African country claims name-
dropping his famous compatriot calmed his violent
aggressors
An Argentine kidnapped in Nigeria claims he owes
his life to Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi.
Santiago Lopez Menendez, a 28-year-old agricultural
engineer, had been working in the west African
nation since last year, planting soya and corn crops
close to Kontagora in the north-west of the country.
But he was kidnapped earlier this week and beaten
violently by his captors, who hardly spoke any English
and thought he was north American.
It was then in desperation that Menendez tried to tell
them he was Argentine and he was eventually able to
calm down his aggressors with repeated cries of
"Messi, Messi, Messi".
Held captive for three days, the engineer was
eventually released after the company who employs
him paid an undisclosed ransom to the kidnappers.
Back in Argentina, his brother Jorge spoke to Clarin
and said: "'Tell them I am grateful to Messi', he told
me. 'Naming him is what saved me.'"
Menendez is now safe and will return to his
homeland in the next few hours.




S0urce: www.goal.com/en-gb/news/4961/international-football/2015/06/29/13142772/mentioning-messi-saved-my-life-says-argentine-kidnapped-inutm_source=TW&utm_medium=en_gb&utm_campaign=messinigeria

Re: Menti0ning Messi, Saved My Life....says Argentine kidnapped in Nigeria by boboLIL(m): 10:44am On Jun 29, 2015
Th0se guys na barca fans....if na real madrid fans... U r dead by n0w ...l0l

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Re: Menti0ning Messi, Saved My Life....says Argentine kidnapped in Nigeria by Chiefia(m): 10:51am On Jun 29, 2015
This is incredibly hilarious! Nigerians...for every good, better, best, bad, worse or worst thing we are there! God Bless Nigeria! I Love My Country... Proud Nigerian!!!
Re: Menti0ning Messi, Saved My Life....says Argentine kidnapped in Nigeria by Chiefia(m): 10:53am On Jun 29, 2015
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Re: Menti0ning Messi, Saved My Life....says Argentine kidnapped in Nigeria by opedaydydx9(m): 10:54am On Jun 29, 2015
boboLIL:
Th0se guys na barca fans....if na real madrid fans... U r dead by n0w ...l0l
lol
Re: Menti0ning Messi, Saved My Life....says Argentine kidnapped in Nigeria by wtfCode: 10:56am On Jun 29, 2015
i'm so broke right now!
*messi, messi, messi, messi, messi, messi, messi, messi*
sad
Re: Menti0ning Messi, Saved My Life....says Argentine kidnapped in Nigeria by Nobody: 11:07am On Jun 29, 2015
wtfCode:
i'm so broke right now! *messi, messi, messi, messi, messi, messi, messi, messi* sad
try harder man. This is not ur best.

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