Players and Officials of Remo Stars attacked during NNL match

Players and officials of Nigeria National League side, Remo Stars were attacked today by supporters of Prime FC during their Nigeria National League match played today. The attack left some players of the club injured including Daniel Okorie who was stabbed by a supporter of Prime FC with an iron like Object.

Some officials of Remo Stars were also held hostage by the fans of Prime FC in the stadium. It took the intervention of the police to rescue the Players from the supporters. The police escorted the players and officials to the police station


They were later escorted safely to their hotel under the guidance of the men of the Police force alongside the Match Commissioner and Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi.

We are under attack from the supporters of Prime FC as we have to run for our lives. Some of the players have been injured.

— Remo Stars FC (@RemoStarsFC) August 13, 2016