“They would shoot my dad and dump him somewhere, it was horrible.” Mikel recalls his dad’s kidnaping experience

Former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi has disclosed all he what through while his father was illegal abducted with the kidnappers asking for fortunes, Nigeriasoccernet.com  reports.

With the former Chelsea midfielder on the international duty, representing the Super Eagles at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Mikel’s dad, Pa Michael was kidnapped along the Makurdi-Enugu road on his way to a funeral.

“They [the kidnappers] said listen, we know, is Mikel he would pay. If he doesn’t, we are going to shoot his dad. They said they had nothing to lose. They would shoot my dad and dump him somewhere,” Mikel Obi said.

Mikel Obi bravely led the Super Eagles against Argentina four hours after he spoke with the kidnappers who kidnapped his father.

“It was horrible. After the game, I got back on the phone, tried to negotiate with them and spoke with them. They were calling some ridiculous amount of money for a start, and in the end, I still had to pay some crazy amount of money to get my dad out.

“Even now, I still go through it. Even when I got a flashback, I had to speak to the guys on the phone.

“There was a gunpoint at his head. They said they would shoot him, kill him. I have not told my kids about it, but a few months ago, they looked at my phone and saw the news about it.

Dare Ogun