Pa Michael
Obi, father of Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, who was kidnapped last week,
has been rescued, Owojela's Blog reports.
The Enugu
State Police Command said its operatives in the 9th Mile Division rescued
Pa Obi and
his driver, simply identified as Ishaya John at about 2:30pm on Monday in Egede
Udi forest, along old Egede Affa road in the state.
It was
gathered that Pa Obi and his driver were abducted along Markurdi-Enugu road
last week on his way from Jos in his grey-colored Toyota Prado SUV with the
registration number, MUS 604CG and whisked away to unknown destination.
However, the
command said the kidnapped victims were rescued unhurt, hale and hearty.
The
Command’s Spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, in a statement issued on Monday and
obtained by Dailypost, said Pa Obi and the driver had since reunited their
respective families.
He said,
“The abductors started calling to demand a ransom of 10 million naira before
the operatives acting on intelligence information swooped on them where a gun
duel ensued, which forced the hoodlums to abandon their victims inside the
forest and they were promptly rescued.
“At the
office of the commissioner of police, team of doctors from the police medical
unit conducted medical check on Pa Obi and also confirmed that he is hale and
hearty.
“The state
police command is appealing to members of the public particularly hospital
owners and operators to watch out for any one with injury or wound believed to
be that of bullet for prompt necessary action just as a full scale
investigations have commenced into the incident.”
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