Mikel sends sincere thanks to the authorities after the rescue of the father in a "rifle duel" with the kidnappers

Nigerian midfielder John Obi Mikel thanked the police for rescuing his father after his abduction by kidnappers.

Mikel announced that his father, Michael Obi, and his driver had been kidnapped before the Nigeria match against Argentina. However, Enugu State Police confirmed that they had managed to rescue Michael Obi and the driver, and Tianjin midfielder TEDA Mikel took the social media to publicly thank them. for their efforts

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In addition to confirming the rescue, the police also clarified the details of the incident. Abduction and that an armed battle had taken place between the authorities and the kidnappers

. Michael Obi and his driver were kidnapped along the Makurdi-Enugu road from Jos in his gray Toyota Prado jeep carrying the registration number MUS 604 CG and taken to an unknown destination through the dense forest of the region

. "In addition, the kidnappers started calling for a N10m ransom before the police agents acted on the information and dropped it." 19659008 "In the course of rescue, a duel occurred between the police and the kidnappers, which forced the thugs to abandon their victims inside the forest and they were promptly saved." [19659006Obiwasalsorevealedtobe"haleandhearty"bytheauthoritiesafterbeingmedicallycontrolledfollowinghis

abduction had taken place before the last live group match of Nigeria against Argentina. , that the Super Eagles lost 2-1 to narrowly miss the qualification for the round of 32.

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"And I did not want to argue with the coach because I did not want my problem to be a distraction for the coach or the rest of the team on a day-to-day. match as important, even though I wanted to discuss it with the coach, I could not do it. "

Mikel has represented his country at the last two World Cups and has won 85 caps in total, scoring six goals .