GUNMEN ATTACKED SUNSHINE STARS OF AKURE TEAM BUS

By Olayiwola Ibrahim// Footballers and others seriously wounded as gunmen attack Sunshine Stars of Akure team bus*

The football team and many others were seriously injured as gunmen attacked the team bus of Sunshine Stars Football Club of Akure, injuring some officials and a crew member.

According to reports, the team was traveling to honor match day 13 of the Nigeria Premier Football League match with Bendel Insurance of Benin.

Reports gathered that the club was attacked along the Benin-Ore way and the ball boy to the

In a statement by, the Media Officer of the club in Abuja, Mr Micheal
Akintude said that the incident occurred at about 5.30 p.m. along Ore-Benin Expressway.

Micheal stressed that it saddens our hearts to inform Nigerians, especially football lovers, that our team was attacked a few minutes ago along Ore-Benin Expressway to honour an Elite League tie against Insurance of Benin, scheduled for this weekend.

He said that the ball boy was shot in the horrible attack, the team manager and other club officials, including players, are seriously injured,

In some pictures seen by, a team member lay down on a hospital bed with a severe injury to his stomach, apparently from a gunshot. Also, the glasses and body of the team’s bus were shattered with bullets.

According to club, the seriously injured people were taken to a nearby hospital with the help of the Nigerian Federal Road Safety Corps Officers, FRSC.

Narrating further on the saddest attacks, the team manager says it took the intervention of officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps that helped rescue the injured officials and the shot individual to a nearby hospital.

The club manager urged Nigerians to pray for their quuck and speedy recovery.