Expdonaloaded News; Argentinian kidnapped in Niger state says footballer Messi helped save his life
An Argentinian man named Santiago Lopez Menendez (pictured above), who
worked as an agronomist for Nigeria Flour Mills and managed two farms,
was
kidnapped in Niger state on June 24th. Talking to the press after he was rescued, he said footballer Lionel Messi helped save his life. Huh? Funny!Lionel Messi football genius isn't just great to watch - it's also now helping save lives. Santiago
Lopez Menendez is a young Argentinian scientist who works in Nigeria.
On 24th June, as was heading out to work in a field, he was kidnapped by
a group of armed men. Thankfully, he was released unharmed
three days later, after a ransom was paid. However, it wasn't just the
money which saved his life. Menendez has told the press in Argentina
that Lionel Messi is one of the reasons he's still alive.
His
captors were initially convinced Menendez was American, which he
believes was the reason they were being particularly violent towards
him.
Menendez was desperately trying to tell them that he was in fact South American, but they spoke no English. Eventually, he resorted to simply shouting:
"Messi! Messi! Messi!"
Incredibly, Menendez says it worked, and his kidnappers went easy on him from that point on.
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