Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly, made this known on his X handle
By Kehinde Okeowo
Human rights activist and former federal legislator, Shehu Sani, has joined prominent Nigerians who have condemned the treatment of Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen by his club, Napoli.
TheNiche had earlier reported that the Nigerian frontman frowned at a social media post shared on Tuesday, September 26, by the Serie A club and threatened to sue the Italian outfit.
This was after the club posted a TikTok video that appeared to have mocked him after he missed a penalty during the club’s 0-0 draw with Bologna last weekend.
His agent, Roberto Calenda, after the clip made the rounds took to social media to slam the Serie A champions for the now-deleted post.
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After the threat, the 24-year-old Nigerian forward also deleted all of Napoli’s pictures and videos from his social media handles
He went on to snub a number of his teammates on his arrival at the team’s hotel ahead of Napoli’s Serie A clash against Udinese on Wednesday.
However, after their midweek game, the club’s boss, Rudi Garcia said the video was not intended to offend Osimhen.
Napoli also released a statement on Thursday evening, where they claim that Victor Osimhen is a treasure to the club.
Despite this, Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly, took to his X handle (formerly Twitter) saying the action of the club is nothing but a clear display of racism.
Speaking via his social media page, the former Senator tweeted: “What happened to Victor Osimhen is nothing but a pure act of racism by Napoli.
“Black football players in most European clubs are only spared from racism when they play well,”
