In a bar 5,000 miles away but listening to a bloke who was a very senior policeman, he's heard that both Ozil and Kola have been questioned under caution, that in itself doesn't make them guilty of anything, but it does mean that the police believe they have information that requires capture. Here are the PACE notes on police interviews under caution
A suspect will almost always be interviewed under caution following arrest or as a volunteer in order to:
Gather further evidence against the suspect, which it would otherwise be impossible to obtain.
Elicit information revealing further lines of inquiry.
Obtain further collateral information to be considered in the prosecution decision.
Give the suspect an opportunity to answer the allegations and give their own account, which may produce lines of inquiry leading away from the suspect.
As I said a bar conversation so probably complete bollocks but it could explain their absence "a bit scared" seems a very odd excuse ... time for the conspiracy theories to spring up, anyone know if the Green Lanes Mafia are still active?