Former Lazio midfielder Ogenyi ‘Eddy’ Onazi’s father is in hospital after being attacked by machete-wielding robbers.
The 23-year-old Nigerian revealed his father was ambushed inside his own home by men pretending to be delivering a letter.
Onazi left Lazio this summer to join Turkish club Trabzonspor.
“Those robbers came, pretending they were there to deliver a letter to my dad at about 1.40pm on Monday.
Former Lazio midfielder Ogenyi ‘Eddy’ Onazi’s father is in hospital after being attacked by machete-wielding robbers.
The 23-year-old Nigerian revealed his father was ambushed inside his own home by men pretending to be delivering a letter.
Onazi left Lazio this summer to join Turkish club Trabzonspor.
“Those robbers came, pretending they were there to deliver a letter to my dad at about 1.40pm on Monday.
“But as soon as he collected their fake letter and asked where it was coming from, they swooped on him, tied his hands, beat him up, inflicting machete cuts on him in the process.
“They told him this is the first in a series of attacks that they will launch on our house and that I will be their target the next time.
“Those guys took their time to take some valuable materials including car and some cash but I am thankful to God they didn’t do more than that.”
Onazi is no stranger to the world of crime, as while playing for Lazio he famously chased down a thief in Rome who had stolen an elderly tourist’s wallet.