John Obi Mikel’s father has been found after being kidnapped and held for 10 days, according to reports.

Contact has been made with the kidnappers of Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel’s father, according to reports in Nigeria.

CHELSEA midfielder John Obi Mikel played in Sunday’s draw at Stoke despite knowing his father had been abducted back in his Nigeria homeland.

Soldiers in a central Nigerian city opened fire on university students protesting continuing violence between Christians and Muslims, witnesses said, with at least nine people killed in the ensuing violence.

Troop reinforcements on foot and in armoured personnel carriers appeared today to have quelled two days of violence that left hundreds dead in a central Nigerian city.