The massive earthquake that rocked some parts of Turkey is reported to have claimed at least 1,000 lives. It has been described as one of the heaviest to have hit the country in recent years.
A lot of people have been reaching out to their loved ones to ensure they are safe with reports of thousands of people trapped in the wreckage. So far the news has been more about Ghana’s footballer Christian Atsu.
Atsu plays for Turkish side Hataysport, a club he joined last summer and is located in the province that has been severely hit by the earthquake, which is measured at 7.7 magnitude. His case isn’t an isolated one we gathered.
Nigeria international forward Henry Onyekuru who plays for Adana Demirspor on loan from Olympiakos hasn’t been heard from for the past three days. He has been unusually silent on social media as well.
His Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and Facebook handles have been inactive for days and recent reports suggest that all efforts to reach him on the phone haven’t been successful. There is no information from his club on his safety as well.
A source close to the player in a chat made available to OGN claimed he is safe and doing well but there is still no official confirmation on his safety or whereabouts.
Also two other Nigerian players in David Babajide, a teammate of Onyekuru and young goalkeeper Emmanuel James of Gaziantep have also not been heard from since the disaster that has left the entire country in shock.
Daniel Martins
