Mikel Obi’s father at Enugu Police headquarters
Chief Michael Obi, father of Nigeria’s footballer, Mikel Obi on
Tuesday, along with his son, Ebele Obi, paid a visit to the spokesperson
for the Enugu State Police Command Headquarters, Ebere Amaraizu.
The man and his son paid the visit to fecilitate with the State Police Football team, Crime Busters FC, on their recent victory.
It will be recalled that Chief Obi and his driver Ishaya John were rescued by the police inside a forest in Udi Local Government Area of the state on Monday afternoon.
Both men were abducted on their way from Jos, Plateau state, in a
Toyota Jeep and taken to unknown destination through a thick forest.
The abductors made calls to the family to demand a ransom of
N10million before the operatives acting on intelligence information
swooped on them where a gun duel ensued which forced the criminals to
abandon their victims inside the forest and they were immediately
rescued.