Arsenal Fan Killed In Lagos During Football Argument

A person merely recognized as Vigo has been killed throughout a soccer argument in Lagos.

Studies reaching Press Informant revealed that the deceased was a diehard Arsenal fan. He was reportedly stabbed by a fan of one other membership whereas they had been on heated argument over Arsenal’s Tuesday’s victory over West Bromwic Albion.

 

It was gathered that Vigo and his killer had been each at a newsstand round Vox Bus Cease, Lagos-Badagry expressway once they obtained right into a sizzling soccer banter.

 

The banter, nonetheless, turned bloody after the opposite younger man, who was stated to be drunk break a bottle and stabbed Vigo on the neck.

 

A PREMIUM TIMES’ reporter is claimed to have witnessed the horrible occasion. He confirmed that Vigo was pronounced lifeless at a personal clinic the place he was taken to for a fast medical care.

 

A gaggle of men who had been angered by the killing, reportedly returned to the scene the place the attacker was nonetheless standing and descended on him, beating him to stupor.

 

“So the opposite guys who took Vigo to the hospital had been visibly offended once they learnt he was lifeless. They only returned to the scene the place the attacker was nonetheless standing and he was violently attacked and crushed to stupor,” stated an eyewitness who pleaded anonymity for safety causes.

 

The witness additional defined that as quickly as Vigo’s sympathisers approached his attacker, they didn’t spare him, beating him with planks, machetes and knives.

 

“Vigo was an Arsenal fan, so he was arguing with this man (referring to the mobbed man) and earlier than we knew what was happening the man broke a bottle and stabbed him on his neck.”

 

The supply stated it was not the primary time the attacker could be accused of killing any individual within the space, saying “that was how he pushed Baba Ijebu to his demise.”

 

“Each time he’s drunk or excessive on medication he misbehaves and causes issues for us on this space.

 

“That was why the police officers had been him when he was being mobbed. Nothing will occur as a result of the police won’t do something about it,” the supply added.

 

In the meantime, the Ojo Police operatives had been stated to be well timed on the scene because the offended youths had began to make plans to set the attacker ablaze.

 

They quickly rescued the almost lifeless man and put him in a bus and drove off. It was not clear the place he was being taken to as of the time of submitting this report.

 

When contacted in regards to the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos State, Adekunle Ajisebutu, a chief superintendent of police, stated he was but to be briefed by the authorities on the Ojo police station.

 

He, nonetheless, promised to get again to our reporter as quickly as he was briefed.