Father of John Mikel Obi goes missing in Jos

Nigerian International and Chelsea of England midfielder John Mikel Obi's father has gone missing in Jos. The 50-something yr old man who runs an interstate transport company did not return home from work on Friday evening August 12th and has not been heard from or seen since.

Nobody knows where Mr Obi is or what happened to him and his phone has since been switched off. If it's a kidnap, the kidnappers haven't contacted anyone for demands.

Mikel is under a lot of stress, but he showed a lot of character and mental strength to play in Chelsea's first premiership game against Stoke on Sunday.

If it is abduction, it will be the second time a major Nigerian footballer has been affected after national team captain Joseph Yobo’s younger brother Norum was held hostage for 12 days in 2008.