Players and officials of Nigeria Premier
League side, Kano Pillars, have aborted their
trip to Owerri in Imo State for their weekend
game against Heartland FC, after they were
attacked by armed robbers on Thursday
afternoon in Abaji, a suburb of Abuja.
Confirming the incident to PREMIUM TIMES,
Idris Malikawa, who is the media officer for
the reigning Nigeria League champions, said
unknown gunmen attacked the bus conveying
the players at about 1.pm Thursday
afternoon.
“We are now in Lokoja attending to our
players and officials who suffered varying
degrees of wound after the bus we were
traveling with was attack by armed robbers in
Abaji today,” he said.
Asked if the team will still go ahead to honour
the Week 1 tie against the Naze Millionaires,
Mr. Malikawa said they were only bothered
about the safety and well-being of their
injured players who are now receiving
treatment in Lokoja.
“Please I can’t say anything about match, we
are talking of the life of our players, when we
have sorted that we will talk about match,” the
Kano Pillars spokesperson told PREMIUM
TIMES.
Pillars are the reigning champions of the
Nigeria League after completing a hat trick of
wins last season.
The Kano based club is representing Nigeria
in the CAF Champions League where they are
through to the next round having recorded
wins over South Sudan side Al Malaika.
League side, Kano Pillars, have aborted their
trip to Owerri in Imo State for their weekend
game against Heartland FC, after they were
attacked by armed robbers on Thursday
afternoon in Abaji, a suburb of Abuja.
Confirming the incident to PREMIUM TIMES,
Idris Malikawa, who is the media officer for
the reigning Nigeria League champions, said
unknown gunmen attacked the bus conveying
the players at about 1.pm Thursday
afternoon.
“We are now in Lokoja attending to our
players and officials who suffered varying
degrees of wound after the bus we were
traveling with was attack by armed robbers in
Abaji today,” he said.
Asked if the team will still go ahead to honour
the Week 1 tie against the Naze Millionaires,
Mr. Malikawa said they were only bothered
about the safety and well-being of their
injured players who are now receiving
treatment in Lokoja.
“Please I can’t say anything about match, we
are talking of the life of our players, when we
have sorted that we will talk about match,” the
Kano Pillars spokesperson told PREMIUM
TIMES.
Pillars are the reigning champions of the
Nigeria League after completing a hat trick of
wins last season.
The Kano based club is representing Nigeria
in the CAF Champions League where they are
through to the next round having recorded
wins over South Sudan side Al Malaika.
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