Kano pillars bus attacked by robbers,five injured

The reigning Nigerian champions were attacked
by men of the underworld on Thursday afternoon
leaving five of their key players injured
Kano Pillars’ Gambo Muhammed, Eneji Otekpa,
Adamu Murtala, Reuben Ogbonnaya and Ubong
Ekpai were injured as the Masu Gida were
attacked by armed robbers along Abaji-Lokoja on
Thursday afternoon.
Okey Emordi’s men had eliminated Al-Malakia in
their 2015 Caf Champions League preliminary
round and were heading to Owerri ahead their
Nigeria Premier League opener against Heartland.
The Caf Champions League campaigners were
travelling in a 32-seater coaster bus which had 25
people including 18 players alongside a four-man
technical crew led by coach Okey Emordi in
another Peugeot car.
Team’s media officer Idris Malikawa informed
Goal that Pillars cheated death as the gunmen
shot intermittently with no place to hide.
“Five of our players are currently receiving
treatment at the Federal Medical Centre in Lokoja
and are responding to treatment as we were
attacked by robbers around 1.15 pm,” Malikawa
told Goal.
Striker Gambo had his arm seriously damaged
from a gun shot while Ekpai sustained injuries
behind the head but no death was recorded.