Michael Obi, who runs a transport company, had not been seen or heard from since he failed to return home from work in Jos, the capital of Plateau State in central Nigeria.
However, the ordeal appears to have ended for the father of the 24-year-old Nigeria international.
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Source: Daily Mail
Source: Daily Mail