The kidnapped father of the Chelsea midfielder Mikel John Obi was
freed on Monday after detectives traced him to a city in northern
Nigeria.
Olusola Amore, a police spokesman, said investigators followed
Michael Obi’s trail from central Nigeria’s Plateau state to Kano, one
of the nation’s largest cities. Officers raided the area where Obi was
held, freeing him and arresting a number of kidnappers, Amore said.
Mikel’s management company confirmed Michael Obi’s release.
“yesterday, Michael Obi called his family to advise them that he had
been released by his abductors.
“Mikel John Obi would like to thank everyone in Nigeria, his family
and friends, Chelsea FC and their fans and his agents for their total
support during this terrible time.”
The statement does not reveal whether a ransom was paid.
Michael Obi was kidnapped on 12 August while on his way home from work in the central Nigerian city of Jos.
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