There was commotion in Niger state when a 28 year old man
stabbed and injured his friend, Aliyu Saidu while they were watching
Chelsea’s 3 – 0 win over Leicester City.
According to a witness who spoke to the Daily Trust, A incident
happened on a viewing cenre at Unguwar Hausawa area in Madalla, Niger
State. The witness happened when Nasiru Yahaya, the accused and a Leicester
City fan refused to give the victim the N500 he owed him after betting
on his team to win.
The argument resulted into a fight and the accused allegedly ran to a
nearby shop, carried a bottle, broke it and stabbed his friend on his
hands and back. Thereafter, the accused fled the scene when other fans tried to stop
him from killing his friend but he was later arrested by vigilantes and
handed over to the police. He added that the injured victim was taken to clinic in the area for
treatment. A member of a vigilante, speaking on the condition of
anonymity confirmed the incident. The family of the accused went to the police station along with the
family of the victim to resolve the matter after the accused had
accepted to foot the bill of the injured man.
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