Our supporters was attacked in Bauchi -- Gombe United

The media officer of Gombe United Halilu Mohammed Teli have allegedly claimed that the supporters of Wikki Tourists FC of Bauchi harassed and attacked their supporters during Sunday’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clash at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi.  

In a release made available to Sportinglens.blogspot.com, Teli added that their fans who traveled for the match sustained various degree of injury while other battled for their lives after inhaling tear gas.

Sportinglens.blogspot.com reports that the game was stopped for some minutes when men of the Nigerian Police Force fired tear gas to disperse fans who encroached the pitch. It was unclear whose supporters were chased away by the police.

“It's disheartening that the act of hooliganism is gradually returning to our stadia after a wonderful job by NPFL/LMC,” Teli started in his release.

“What happened in Bauchi in the NPFL week 18 fixture Wikki Tourists vs Gombe United where supporters of Wikki descended on our supporters with stones and all available dangerous materials calls for disciplinary action from the league organisers to serve as a deterrent to others.

   

“Despite leading us by 3-1, Wikki Supporters attacked and destroyed our bands with some of the Gombe United supporters sustaining various degree of injuries and others battles for their lives after inhaling tear gas fired by the security operatives who were also attacked by the Wikki supporters. In as much we want our league to grow, necessary actions must be taken in order to sanitize the league,” he concluded.