- Adamawa United players and officials have been robbed by gunmen.
- The robbery happened on Friday night, February 19, along the Benin-Ore expressway.
Players and officials of Adamawa United FC have been attacked, and their driver kidnapped.
EKO HOT BLOG gathered the players were attacked at gunpoint on the Benin-Ore expressway.
Their phones, money, and other valuables were taken away by the attackers who seized the team’s driver.
According to sources, the incident occurred about 5.30 am as the players were travelling for their Week 11 NPFL fixture against the MFM FC in Lagos.
A player on the team, Sadiq Lawan, said about eight gunmen emerged from the bush and swooped on the team, shooting into the air.
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Sadiq Lawan, who spoke on the phone from Benin, said, “They (attackers) ordered us out, took our money and our phones. It was later we found out that our driver was taken away. We came back to Benin City.”
Meanwhile, the Permanent Secretary in the Adamawa State Ministry of Youths and Sports, Alhaji Aliyu Jada, has confirmed the attack.
It was also learned, as, at the time of filing this report, the kidnappers had contacted the team manager and given him 24 hours to produce N20m for the driver to be released.
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