Kano football fans, last Wednesday staged a violent protest over the arrest of a football fan, named Muhammad Bello Panshekara, who was apprehended and dragged to court for encroaching on the field of play, and disrupting play, during a week 12 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) match between Pillars and Eyimba of Aba last week Sunday at Sani Abacha stadium.
The fans who vented their anger over what they described as an “unacceptable punishment” metted on Panshekara on the mere incident during the end rescheduled week 8 encounter between Kano Pillars versus Wikki Tourists of Bauchi , which ended 1-0 in favour of the home side.
The fans, first time in the history of the club booed and jeered the players, fans club exco members and top echelon officials of the team over the alleged unwarranted arrest.
The rampaging fans, who hurled missile at security operatives turning the stadium into a theatre of war, lit burn fires and stared destroying properties in parts of the stadia in apparent display of their anger.
The rampaging fans, who hurled missile at security operatives turning the stadium into a theatre of war, lit burn fires and stared destroying properties in parts of the stadia in apparent display of their anger.
Some of the fans, who carried placards in apparent displeasure over the continued detention had inscriptions “Free Panshekara, he is not a criminal,” the fans said.
The aggrieved fans held Kano FA secretary, Shehu Buhari hostage .
Security personnel resort to the use tear gas to disperse the rampaging crowd, as the situation became rowdy.
According to sources, the fans had earlier planned to forestall the staging of the rescheduled match, though had a rethink on considering the likely punishment that may trail such act.
Kano pillars fc fans security officials had arrest one Ibrahim Muhammad Bello Panshekara , who dramatically evaded the eagle eyes of security personnel and invaded the field of play, while play was on.
The suspect, Ibrahim Muhammad Bello Panshekara in celebrating, Kano Pillars 3rd goal scored by Gambo Muhammad, had allegedly jumped into the field of play and began to joyfully hug, Kano Pillars players, before security operatives apprehended and whisked the overzealous fan away.