Following his recent kidnap, the father of Super Eagles captain Chief Michael Obi, has opened up on the kind of relationship he has with his son.
The 74-year-old Jos-based transporter was abducted while travelling for a family meeting along Makurdi-Enugu expressway from Jos in June.
It is the second time that he has been kidnapped, with the first one being in August 2011.
Mikel John Obi was told about his father’s abduction just hours before he led Nigeria into their final World Cup group stage game against Argentina.
Mikel put aside the trauma to play the 90 minutes against Argentina, while he as well paid for the ransom for his release.
“I played while my father was in the hands of bandits,” Mikel said.
“I had to suppress the trauma. I took a call four hours before…
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