Armed Robbery Attack: Comrade Shaibu provides succor for injured Sunshine players, officials

By Edwin Emeanua

The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shaibu has provided much-needed succor and support for the injured and traumatized players and officials of Nigeria Premier Football League side, Sunshine Stars FC of Akure.

A ball boy was shot and players and other officials highly traumatized and disoriented after the team bus was attacked by armed robbers on the Ore-Benin Highway on Thursday, as the team headed to Benin City for a scheduled NPFL Match 13 tie against Bendel Insurance.

The sports-loving Edo State number two man immediately dispatched aides to the hospital where the ball boy was taken for treatment, alongside the highly traumatized contingent.

Now, Comrade Shaibu has offered to foot the bill of the medical treatment of all those involved in the unfortunate incident.

President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has reacted to the Deputy Governor’s gesture: “We thank the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shaibu for this kind gesture.

It is a commendable move whose nobility cannot be over-emphasized. We appreciate him immensely, as we pray for quick recovery for the injured ball boy and the traumatized players and other officials.”