By Akeem Lawal
PLAYERS and Officials of
Abia Warriors cheated death by the whiskers as they escaped a robbery attack in
Ondo State on Saturday on their way to Lagos for the group stage of the Aiteo
Cup.
Abia Warriors will face
River United, Kano Pillars and Kwara United in Group C at the Agege Stadium
from 24th to 28th September, 2018.
Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com gathered that
the incident which happened about 2:45 pm, saw some of the players sustaining
various degrees of injuries out of panic.
Media Officer of the Club,
Igwe Onuoha who confirmed what happened, informed Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com that the injured
players have been treated by the medics and will be assessed properly when the
team gets to Lagos.
While narrating the ordeal,
Onuoha said,“We thank God for our lives. We ran into a group of some dare devil
armed robbers operating along the way in Ondo but by God's Grace the team
escaped. The shock is still affecting the players. Some of the injured ones
have been treated and more treatment will be administered on them when we get
to Lagos.
“We didn’t know it was
robbery before. A Toyota Hummer bus had earlier overtook us and before we knew
it, we just ran into them. It’s like they didn’t want to shoot at us as they
were busy robbing that vehicle. You can imagine the panic and everybody was
just trying to make an escape. We were able to come out except that those with
injuries. The player attempted to jump out of the vehicle as it was not moving
fast.
“It happened at a very quiet
place in Ondo State. Nobody was able to tell me specifically where we were at
that point because there was no signboard. I asked but nobody in the vehicle
knew and can describe where we were, but it was in Ondo State,” Onuoha told Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com.
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