Brown Ideye has expressed joy over the rescue of kidnapped Mexico international Alan Pulido, his teammate at Olympiakos, by the police in his homeland.

Pulido was abducted by gunmen on Saturday night in the outskirts of Ciudad Victoria after leaving a party, but was rescued shortly before midnight on Sunday by state and federal forces.

“Thank God Alan Pulido is safeð���ð��½, ” tweeted Brown Ideye after the striker was freed

Pulido bagged 6 goals in all competitions over the course of the 2015-16 season, while the Super Eagle found the net 13 times.

Brown Ideye and Alan Pulido joined Greek Super League champs Olympiakos from West Brom and Levadiakos respectively in the summer of 2015.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel