An Argentine kidnapped
in Nigeria claims he owes
his life to Barcelona
forward 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.

Lalasticala,messi messi messi!!!

The kidnappers had no other choice than to release him. Everybody loves Messi.

Op where is your source

I was about posting this now.. Thumbs Up tho

m.goal.com/x/en/news/13138982.

m.goal.com/x/en/news/13138982

Arabian tales.Nah the money saved U/Messi name

messi made mercy easy

This guy is very lucky,had it been his captors were madrid fans, mehn he's a gonner.

rheether:
An Argentine kidnapped
in Nigeria claims he owes
his life to Barcelona
forward 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.

some people read with one eye closed and one part of their brain closed down they find it hard to know that company the man was working for paid undisclosed amount of ransom before his release not by mentioning the name messi that saved him but ransom.