The Management of Dakkada FC, a second tier domestic football league, NNL side, have declared one of their players, Tom Wisdom, absent without official leave (AWOL), Exclusivenews.com.ng reports.

The club in a statement said the player is a bona fide member of the club but has not been seen since Decembee 22, 2024.

The also notified all NPFL clubs, NNL and NLO teams as well as players intermediaries to take note that Wisdom remains their player despite going on leave without official leave, AWOL.

"We wish to inform football clubs within and outside Nigeria, Nigeria Football Federation and other Football Federations, football associations, NPL, NNL and NLO,  licenced intermediaries and other related stakeholders, security agencies and indeed the general public that our footballer, WISDOM TOM, who was last seen on Monday December 23, 2024, has been MISSING or otherwise gone AWOL thenceforth", the statement began.

"Wisdom is our bona fide footballer who is under contract that subsists till the end of the 2024/2025 season. He was duly registered and has played the first three fixtures of NNL 2024/2025 for us with the licence number "NNL/2024/25/023" and in the jersey number of 25. He has been completely paid all his remuneration to date, including salary upfront for January 2025.

While we continue our search and rescue efforts which include liaising with security agencies to launch a manhunt, we hereby warn members of the public against conducting any footballing business with the said footballer as that would amount to double registration with all its attendant consequences and penalties", the statement concluded.