The police on Monday rescued the abducted father of Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi from a forest in Enugu State.

A statement issued by spokesman of Enugu State Police Command, Ebere Amaraizu, said Pa Michael Obi and his driver, one Ishaya John were kidnapped last Friday along the Makurdi-Enugu Road.

“The Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force through its operatives of the 9th Mile Division on Monday at 2:30 pm rescued Pa Michael Obi and his driver, one Ishaya John unhurt in Egede Udi forest of Enugu State along old Egede-Affa Road in Enugu.

“They were rescued hale and hearty and Pa Michael Obi and the driver have rejoined their families,” the statement said.

Reports say the duo were  abducted along Makurdi -Enugu road in the afternoon of June 29 on their way from Jos in a grey coloured Toyota Prado jeep with registration number MUS 604CG and taken to an unknown destination through a path in the thick forest.

The abductors then reportedly started calling their families to demand a ransom of ₦10 million before the operatives, acting on intelligence information swooped on them and a gun duel ensued.

The exchange of gunfire forced the hoodlums to abandon their victims inside the forest from where they were rescued.