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Samuel Eto’o denies reports that he sponsored a plane to rescue returnees

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Former Chelsea and Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o has denied a report suggesting that he sponsored a plane to ferry back the Cameroon nationals who were enslaved in Libya.

Photos showing emaciated slaves gathered in a stuffy room, and then leaving to board a plane have been circulated in the social media. A blog known as Malachysblog has been circulating the information that is yet to be confirmed by the former Barcelona hit man.

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