‘They’ve got the gun on my head, son’: Nigerian soccer great Mikel John Obi recalls his dad’s harrowing kidnappings
By Zayn Nabbi and Darren Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Mikel John Obi vividly remembers the moment he was told his father, Pa Michael Obi, had been kidnapped for a second time. Kidnappings for ransom targeting wealthy family members has become common in Africa’s most populous country and is seen by some criminal gangs as a lucrative endeavour.
Continue Reading