Referee lands in hospital after a football game in Kogi State
There was drama in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital on Friday as a Nigeria batch A referee identified as Haruna was be*ten to c*ma by some irate fans over alleged biased refereeing.
The incident happened at the Lokoja Confluence Stadium in the final match of the maiden Kogi State FA chairman cup between Kogi United feeders team and Kabawa United. Trouble started when some irate fans of Kabawa United po*nced at the referee accusing him of biased officiating.
Kogi United feeders team were leading their opponent 2:0 in the first 25 minutes of the first half all thanks to a costly mistake from the goalkeeper of Kabawa United. The visitors could not match the strength of Kogi United feeders as it was extended to 3:0. Not satisfied with the latest result of the match in the 40th minutes, the fans a*grily encroached into the field chasing the referee and other officiating team.
Despite the presence of fully armed police officers, men of the vigilante, and other sister security agencies, they could not stop the fans from perpetuating the grievous act. Other officials escaped the mob att*ck, but the referee could not as he was be*ten to c*ma before he was rushed to the hospital in Lokoja, where he’s recuperating. [Swipe]
