Following Friday’s bloody robbery incident that claimed several lives in Otukpo, the Benue South District headquarters, the scheduled Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, Match Day Four encounter between Lobi Stars Football Club, FC, of Makurdi and Abia Warriors, FC has been rescheduled.
The decision to postpone the match was conveyed in a statement issued weekend in Makurdi by the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lobi Stars FC, Mr. Dominic Iorfa who explained that the shift would enable members of the club mourn with the club’s Vice Chairman and Benue Deputy Governor, Dr. Sam Ode who hails from Otukpo.The statement read, “We regret to inform you that, Lobi Stars NPLF matchday 4 tie against Abia Warriors has been postponed.
“Otukpo, venue of the deadly incident is the Local Government of the Deputy Governor, His Excellency, Sam Ode, who is also the Chairman of Lobi Stars Football Club.