By Harry Awurumibe
Apparently unhappy with the result of the Sunday’s home match which ended in a draw, unknown assailants early Monday morning in Nnewi, A Abra state, attacked the officials who handled the FC IfeanyiUbah versus Abia Warriors.
The Match Commissioner, Center Referee and his two Assistants are now receiving treatment in a hospital in Nnewi from the bodily injuries they sustained after the attack.
Prompt News exclusively gathered from reliable source in Nnewi that the match officials were attacked in the early hours of Monday on their way to catch Onitsha- bound vehicle enroute Lagos.
According to our source who pleaded anonymity, the four officials were dragged down from the top of motorbike a few meters away from the hotel they lodged.
It was reliably learnt from our source that the match officials may have been trailed from the hotel or may have been ambushed after they were said to have complained that they were harassed right from the stadium after the Oriental derby between FC lfeanyiubah and Abia Warriors FC.
The epic tie ended 2-2 to the disappointment of the Anambra state – based team.
It was learnt that the match officials were asked to bear their expenses at the hotel by their hosts, a sign that all was not well with them.
Prompt News also gathered that unknown persons threatened the match officials who had to sleep in one room for fear of attacks.
As at the time of filling this report, the League Management Company (LMC) has not made any official statement on the incident.
