NPFL25- El Kanemi Warriors Players, Officials Robbed On Jos-Bauchi Road

NPFL25- El Kanemi Warriors Players, Officials Robbed On Jos-Bauchi Road

 Akindele Faith

El-Kanemi Warriors players and officials were attacked by armed robbers along the Jos-Bauchi road around 2:00 am on Saturday, reports BSNSports.com.ng.

The attack occurred while the team was returning to Maiduguri after suffering a 2-0 defeat to Ikorodu City in Lagos, in one of the NPFL Matchday 14 mid-week fixtures.

Some players were confirmed injured by the armed robbers, who took valuables, including phones and money, from them.

The injured players were taken to a nearby hospital in Bauchi, where they received treatment and, according to the report, they are now in stable condition.

It was also learnt that no life was lost in the attack. This incident has raised concerns about the safety and security of football teams travelling for matches in Nigeria.

According to a witness in the bus, “The thing is that the team bus developed a fault in Jos instead of us spending the night in Jos, they insisted we move because of the weekend game, and we left Jos just some minutes past midnight.”

El-Kanemi Warriors are currently 4th on the log with 22 points and will be facing Bayelsa Utd this weekend if the match will still go ahead after this latest development.