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Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel's father abducted in Nigeria; no ransom received

The father of Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has been abducted in Nigeria's restive central region, police said Monday.Plateau state police commissioner Dipo Ayeni told The Associated Press that Michael Obi disappeared from his home on Friday. Ayeni said he had no other details about the kidnapping."We are still searching to find his location," Ayeni said.A spokesman for Nigeria's federal police command in Abuja, the country's capital, declined to comment.London-based Sport Entertainment & Media Group, John Obi Mikel's management company, said no ransom demand had been made. It said Chelsea was looking at "security issues" after the abduction."Mikel was informed by his manager prior to the Stoke v Chelsea match & decided to play so as not to let down his team & family," the media group said on Twitter .John Obi Mikel has played with Chelsea since 2006. He previously played for Nigerian Premier League club Plateau United and on Nigeria's Under-20 squad."We will give Mikel and his fam...

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