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The police has announced that kidnappers who abducted the father of John Obi Mikel contacted his family on Wednesday requesting $130,000 (N20 million) ransom for his release. Police were contacted on Friday after Mikel�s father, Michael, who runs a transport company, failed to return to his home in Jos. Apev Jacob, the Plateau State Police Public Relations Officer, said they had found his father�s car abandoned but did not disclose the location. He also did not give further details on how ransom negotiations were progressing and Mikel�s family declined to comment. Mikel, who plays for English football club, Chelsea, had pleaded for the release of his father.