The General Manager of Barau FC, Dominic Iorfa has debunked false reports claiming that the throat of one its players, Nana Abraham was slaughtered in the match day 12 NPFL clash with Katisna United at the Muhammad Dikko Stadium on Saturday.
In a statement on Monday, the former Nigeria International called on members of the public to disregard the misleading reports, saying that the player is stable and will resume training activities on Wednesday.
Iorfa, who recounted the ugly incident during the game in Katsina, revealed that violence broke out after Barau FC equalised through Orji Kalu in the 69th minute, forcing the game to be halted following an attack on Barau FC’s Abraham and team official Jabir Hassan.
According to him, Abraham was seen bleeding from a visible neck wound as a result of the chaos while players and officials of the club scampered for safety.
The former Super Eagles star condemned in its strongest possible terms of the unacceptable actions of Katsina United noting that the peace-loving people of Barua FC have exemplified sportsmanship to their visitors despite the outcome of any home encounters.
He insisted that Barua FC is a club built in integrity and peace, just like its founder, Senator Barau Jibrin and reaffirmed the commitment of the club in upholding the laws of the game.
Iorfa said: “We went to Katsina and had a good game. Before the game in Katsina, we played five games at home, we drew three, won one and lost one and we had no issues and we expected that’s how football ought to be. We didn’t expect there would be of trouble if you go to Katsina and equalised.
“A lot of objects were thrown at us, we ran to the pitch, our media men cameras were seized and ransacked. Everything they had about the match were taken away from them. One of the player was a victim and some club officials were raided.
“Most of the stories about slaughtering are false. The player is fine and had a good sleep. The doctor asked him to rest and he is resting. We brought him out to let the world know that what the media is reporting is false. He is fine and will be back on training on Wednesday.
“It was a bad sight on what appeared on television and some people can come up with every form of lies to tarnish your image.”
On his part, the injured Abraham equally debunked the false reports saying that “it’s a false statement and my throat was never slaughtered. I am feeling a little bit better now by the Grace of Almighty Allah.
“It was during the course of the match when we equalised our goal. The fans of Katisna United started throwing objects towards our bench and due to that, an object hit my chest and lower of my chin. That’s when I saw blood coming out.”
