A statement from Mikel’s management company, SEM, said: "SEM confirms that client John Obi Mikel’s father was abducted in Nigeria on Friday, 10 August. Thus far no ransom (demand) has been received. Mikel was informed by his manager prior to the Stoke vs Chelsea match and decided to play so as not to let down his team and family."
Everyone at Chelsea Football Club was very concerned to hear that John Mikel Obi’s father has been reported missing and possibly abducted, according to a statement from the club website;
“We will give Mikel and his family our full support at this most difficult time."
Information had it that Michael Obi Snr, who operates an inter-state transport company, has not been seen or heard from since he failed to return home from work last Friday in Jos, the capital of Plateau State. Calls to his mobile telephone apparently went unanswered before the device was unreachable since Saturday.
According to BBC News;
On Tuesday, Obi's family had two calls from the abductors, who firstly told them that Michael had been moved out of Jos to commercial capital Lagos. With the abductors who refused to say who they are or what their intent is - yet to make any demand, the family met police after this latest development. In a second call a few hours later on Tuesday, the abductors gave the family the location of the car which Michael Obi was driving when he went missing.
The car was then found in Jos, but the Obi family refused to say where exactly it was recovered.
"Yes, they found his car and spoke with them which is a positive step forward," Babawo Muhamed, a close friend of the Chelsea player, told BBC Sport. "Hopefully, they will be in touch again. Mikel has been greatly affected by this. But he is holding on."
The latest development is likely to come as a relief for the concerned Obi, whose family held a prayer vigil at the family compound on Monday
So sad....I truly pray for his safe return!
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