NPFL: Court sentences Lafia football fan for assaulting Plateau United player

NPFL: Court sentences Lafia football fan for assaulting Plateau United player

Justice has been served in Lafia as a Chief Magistrate Court on Thursday sentenced a football fan, Bashir Bala, to three months’ imprisonment with an option of fine, for assaulting Vincent Temitope, a player of Plateau United Football Club. DAILY POST reports that the incident occurred over the weekend at the Lafia City Stadium, shortly after a heated Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) clash between Nasarawa United and Plateau United, which…

Nasarawa fire back, deny Plateau player ‘stabbing’ claims

Nasarawa United have dismissed widespread claims that a Plateau United player, Vincent Temitope, was stabbed following their Nigeria Premier Football League matchday 33 fixture in Lafia, describing the reports as “baseless” and “false.” In an official statement issued on Tuesday and made available to PUNCH Sports Extra, the Lafia-based club insisted that the widely circulated