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What a bloody weekend! Gunmen attack footballers.

Seven supporters of Ocean Boys Football Club of Yenagoa lay dead, yesterday, after an unprovoked attack on their bus by gunmen at Ughweru near Ughelli in Delta State.
Sectarian clashes in Bauchi also left at least four people dead, barely two months after similar disturbances in neighbouring Jos.

Two other men were also killed in Yenagoa on Friday by people suspected to be cultists.
Bayelsa United and the Ocean Boys, ordinarily should play their home matches in Yenagoa. But following on-going renovation of the Yenagoa Township Stadium, their home matches were relocated to Delta State.

The assassins whose number could not be immediately ascertained rode in an unmarked black Infinity Sports Utility Vehicle, SUV.

They were said to have trailed the supporters bus - a Mitsubishi L300 bus with plate number XT78APP- and on overtaking them unexpectedly opened fire on their hapless victims at Ughweru on the Ughelli Patani stretch of the East West Road.

Time was between 1.30 and 2.25 p.m. A version said 13 were killed, although seven corpses were confirmed as having been deposited in the mortuary of the Ughelli General Hospital. Doctors were battling last night to save the lives of the others.

The chief of staff, Bayelsa State Government House, Mr. Samuel Ogbuku, confirmed that seven bodies had been deposited in the mortuary. He had to abandon his official duties to rush to the scene to take charge of the situation.

You didn't get this one story too, it 's sad for this country that people die left ad right because of lack security and infrastructures.

[url]Seven dead in Nigeria team crash
Seven people died and several others were injured after a head-on crash involving the team bus of Nigerian Premier League side Zamfara United.
Team official Ado Umar died at the scene of Friday's accident and a player, Abdullahi Sabiu, died in hospital early on Saturday.
The crash also claimed the lives of five passengers in the other car.
Several players and officials are being treated at the Federal Medical Centre in the northern city of Gombe.
Nigerian Premier League (NPL) official Tunji Babalola said the team were on their way to a league game against Wikki Tourist in Gombe.
The tragic accident comes just one month after lower league club Jimeta United lost 17 players and officials when their bus crashed in the north central town of Jos on their way to a league match in Abuja.
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