The Guerilla group holding Luis Diaz's dad hostage has pledged to 'keep their word' and free him after the footballer issued an emotional appeal to the criminals following his stoppage-time equaliser against Luton on Sunday.
The left-wing ELN said it understood the anguish of his family in its first official statement since promising the world nearly four days ago it had started the process of securing Luis Manuel Diaz's release.
But it went on to accuse the government of complicating things with the response triggered by the kidnap nine days ago, when it swamped areas like the Perija Mountains near Barrancas in Luis's home region of La Guajira with elite police and soldiers.