Nigerian giants Enyimba endured a horrible episode when their team bus was attacked by armed Robbers as they returned to Aba following an NPFL match. The People’s Elephants had just beaten Adamawa United 2-0 in a League match.

According to reports the team was attacked at approximately 19:45 local time in Okwige, Imo State, along the Enugu-Okwige-Umuhia Highway.

The attack took place at approximately 19:45 local time in Okigwe, Imo State, along the Enugu-Okigwe-Umuahia Expressway.

“I was not there, but from what I was briefed, they ran into an attack around Okigwe and robbers smashed their bus glass and it scattered and injured a player inside the bus,” club chairman Felix Anyansi-Agwu told Punch. “They are safe, they are back in Aba.

“The person that the glass affected had some bruises and was bleeding.”

Defender Ifeanyi Anaemena shared a video online which he filmed in the immediate aftermath of the attack showing, Cyril Olisema, who had scored in the game, with cuts to his head and leg.

Nigerian clubs teams always travel by road to away trips leaving them exposed to armed robbery or accidents.

Enyimba in January 2016 also had their team bus attacked and robbed while they were on their way to Kaduna to participate in that year’s Super 4 tournament.

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