A football fan has stabbed Plateau United striker Vincent Temitope in the neck following their defeat against Nasarawa United during a Nigerian Premier Football League match-day 33 encounter in Lafia on Sunday.
Nasarawa United triumphed in the closely contested match, winning 3-2 against their North Central rivals. After the match, a video emerged showing the player receiving treatment for a neck injury.
Temitope missed a penalty but managed to score a goal during the game.
Plateau United’s Director of Media Operations, Yaksat Maklek, confirmed the incident, noting that it directly reacted to Temitope’s performance on the field.
Maklek stated that the player was promptly taken to the Federal Teaching Hospital in Lafia for urgent medical attention.
Vincent Temitope has been with Plateau United since last year and was recently included in the Super Eagles B training squad for the upcoming African Nations Championship (CHAN) later this year.
This event has sparked national outrage and once again highlighted the ongoing issue of fan violence in Nigerian football, particularly at NPFL venues.
In the meantime, the Nigeria Police Force has announced the arrest of a Nasarawa United fan responsible for stabbing the Plateau United player. The identity of the suspect has not yet been disclosed, but he has been taken into custody for his involvement in this shocking post-match incident that has rattled the Nigerian football community.
