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The father of Nigeria's World Cup captain John Obi Mikel has been freed after he was kidnapped last week, Nigerian police said on Tuesday.
Obi senior was seized at gunpoint last Thursday in the town of Enugu, but was released after his son paid a ransom of 10 million naira (around US $ 28,000)
"Michael Obi, the father of the (Super) captain Eagles, is free," police spokesman revealed late on Monday.
He was set
It is not the first time that it has been kidnapped. Obi senior was previously abducted in the central city of Jos in 2011.
Obi Mikel captained the Super Eagles in Russia. They were knocked out by Argentina in their final Group D match.
– Mikel John Obi (@mikel_john_obi) July 3, 2018
He said that he was aware that he had been kidnapped before the final match, but insisted on playing
"I was confused. I did not know what to do, but in the end I knew that I could not let 180 million Nigerians down, "Obi Mikel told ESPN.
" I had to shut up my head and go to my country first . I was told that they would shoot my dad instantly if I reported to the authorities or told anybody.
"And I did not want to discuss it with the coach because I did not want my way to become a coach. the rest of the team on the day of such an important game. So much more than I wanted to discuss it with the coach, I could not do it. "
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