Colombian and Liverpool winger, Luis Diaz, received some relief on Saturday when his mother was freed from her captors.
However, his father is still missing, and the authorities are looking for him, according to Colombian President Gustavo Petro.
Petro announced on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, that Diaz’s mother was found in Barrancas, a northern region of Colombia. He also said that the search for his father was ongoing.
The Attorney General’s Office of Colombia said that they had been working hard on the case since they learned about the kidnapping of Diaz’s parents in the Barrancas area of La Guajira.
“From the moment the Attorney General’s Office learned of the kidnapping of the parents of the Colombian player Luis Díaz, in the Barrancas sector of La Guajira, a specialised team of prosecutors, police and military personnel have been working to find “the location of these people, clarify the facts and find those responsible,” the office said on X.
According to local media reports, Luis Manuel Diaz and Cilenis Marulanda were at a gas station when they were abducted by armed men on motorcycles.
The police director, General William Salamanca, said that he had sent intelligence agents and other police units to the area to handle the case.
He said that the police were conducting checkpoints, identifying people on motorcycles and vehicles, and trying to recover the two kidnapped people.
The governor of La Guajira, Diala Wilches, denounced the kidnapping and demanded their safe return. She said to the kidnappers: “We demand that they return them immediately, safe and sound” .
The 26-year-old Liverpool and Colombia winger has not made any comment on the situation.
Diaz has represented Colombia 43 times and joined Liverpool last year from Porto.
Liverpool will face Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Sunday.
