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NEWCASTLE striker Obafemi Martins's claim that he was shot at in his car last week has been called into question by police.

The Nigeria star said he feared for his life after his Mercedes was sprayed with bullets in the capital Lagos.

However, city police have now said Martins, 22, was asleep at his mother's house at the time of the attack, which left the player's friend and driver Femi Onipede injured.

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Spokesman Bode Ojajuni said: "It is obvious Obafemi Martins was not in the car when the driver was shot at.

"The whole thing is still a puzzle, but from all indications it was not Martins who was the victim but his driver."

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