Stade Tunisien player, Alimi Sikiru has expressed his heartfelt sympathy to former teammates at Lobi Stars FC, who lost valuables as the Makurdi based team bus caught fire.
In the tweet Sikiru said;
When there’s life,Hope plenty…my prayers are with @LobiStars players over the incident last night,may GOD replenish your loses pic.twitter.com/sTYaR0wI4H
— Alimi Sikiru (@sikiru16) March 3, 2020
Lobi Stars departed Ilorin on Monday with a much needed three points after they defeated Kwara United 1-0 on Sunday, but few kilometers from Makurdi the team bus went up in flames as a result of an electrical fault.
Meanwhile, Lobi Stars Goalkeeper, Daniel Atsaka also revealed on his Twitter page, his happiness after escaping the incident unhurt posting a video.
How God did it, I don’t know. I lost a few valuables but most importantly my life n those of my teammates was preserved by God. We’re now home n safe @LMCNPFL @Unik_LobiFans @LobiStars @ojeksaikhoje @mekus102 @EmekaOgbugh @ToniOkpotu @ralphcgeorge pic.twitter.com/GTJLam5DZB
— Daniel Atsaka (@atsakarocks13) March 2, 2020
Lobi Stars FC are currently third with 39 points on the Nigeria Professional football League standing.