Enyimba’s team bus was attacked by armed robbers on Thursday, as they returned from a Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) game.
The Peoples Elephant had beaten Adamawa United 2-0 in Gombe and were travelling back to their base in Aba, Abia State.
They were attacked in Okigwe, Imo State.
The incident left forward, Cyril Olisema injured with minor cuts.
“They were telling us to stop, be as we noticed they were not law enforcement, we told our driver not to stop.
“He sped up and one of them stoned the window with iron, so it broke and injured [Olisema],” Defender Stephen Egbe told ESPN.
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