Asamoah Gyan has released a statement denying any knowledge of or involvement in the disappearance and alleged murder of Ghanaian rapper Castro.
The 28-year old Al-Ain striker, formerly of Sunderland, was on holiday with Castro (real name Theophilus Tagoe) in July this year when the hiplife artist went missing from a resort in Ada along with girlfriend Janet Bandu.
Reports have suggested that Castro was killed in a ritual sacrifice while contrary reports have stated that the pair were killed in a jet ski accident with the bodies still yet to be recovered.
Ghana national team captain Gyan has been linked with the mystery but has released a statement through his lawyers denying claims that he has had anything to do with the tragedy of Castro and Bandu's disappaearance.
Part of the statement read: "What sells in the media, and what indeed sold and is still selling in the media in Ghana are wild allegations and rumours directed especially at Asamoah Gyan - ranging from the absurd - of the imputation of criminality to him in the sense that he either murdered Castro or had him kidnapped - and ending with the ludicrous - that he sacrificed him spiritually to enhance his career.
"We have been silent while these wild allegations and rumours have been peddled in the media. We have been silent not because we are concealing anything or that we do not feel the need to fully state what, from our reckoning, had happened in Ada. We have been silent because we did not want to interfere with police investigations.
"We have been totally dismayed by the fact that the platform was provided for the peddling of these wild and ludicrous allegations and rumours against us. Those to whom the platform was provided offered no evidence whatsoever to back their statements. And indeed, the allegation of spiritual sacrifice can by no stretch of the imagination be propped up.
"Now, we take the opportunity and state without the slightest doubt in our minds that we are not blamable for the disappearance of Castro and Janet Bandu. We had no hand in that occurrence. We have no moral or legal culpability whatsoever."
In addition, Gyan posted a link to the entire statement on his Twitter page:
It has been long in coming but better late than never. I hope this helps: http://t.co/klvE7vAB8E
— ASAMOAH GYAN (@ASAMOAH_GYAN3) September 24, 2014
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