The search to find Christian Atsu is still ongoing but some stories emanating from the situation are quite intriguing.
Executive Director of the Crime Check Foundation, Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng has claimed that he has been briefed that Christian Atsu left his apartment before the earthquake struck – a claim Atsu’s family is not aware of.
Christian Atsu and his Hatayspor club technical director, Taner Savut, have both been missing since Monday, February 6, 2023, following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria.
According to Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng, information gathered indicated that Atsu left his apartment minutes before the earthquake hit his building.
"I have been briefed by the club that he was not in the building. He run to the parking garage to get his car out and it was during that period that the Renaissance building totally collapsed and that happened 20 minutes after he left the apartment."
"Our brother was not in the building, he went out before the building collapsed. But I can't confirm whether he will able to leave the parking garage with his car or not,” he claimed in a video
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