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BBC News
25-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Uganda torchlight death of Nigerian footballer wey die for shopping mall
Police for Uganda dey investigate di death of one Nigerian professional footballer wey allegedly fall from one shopping for capital Kampala. 29 years old Abubakar Lawal fall from third floor balcony for Voicemall Shopping Arcade wia e go to visit im Tanzanian friend. Dem carry am go hospital wia dem pronounce am dead, na so police tok. Dem tok say Lawal friend Omary Naima bin leave am for her room wey be part of di mall building - and dey prepare tea before di incident happen. Lawal na striker for local team Vipers Sports Club. Dem don express sadness over di "untimely passing of our beloved player". Tributes don dey pour in for di footballer, wey don dey wit Vipers since 2022 afta e do two years play for Kigali Rwanda. For 2023 e help Vipers win di league and cup double. Di club say "Lawal (man from Sokoto) na unique pesin. E get big heart of gold. E care about pipo and dey go out of im ways to help pipo. E dey incredibly generous". "We mourn di sudden death of our ex-player Abubakar Lawal earlier today. Make God grant am eternal rest," na wetin im former Nigeria team Nasarawa United tok. "E dey had to take say you Lawal no dey again. You dey kind, talented, jolly and loving person na him you be. We go miss you forever bro," na wetin Ugandan footballer Mustafa Kizza write. Local tori pipo say di matter don bring up more questions dan answers as plenty tori dey fly unto how di player take die. Some tori pipo bin report say e die via motorcycle accident. Police say di exact circumstances of im death dey under investigation. "Authorities dey retrieve CCTV footage and dey conduct thorough interrogation to establish di exact circumstances wey surround di incident." Na so police tok. Police don retrieve some items wey belong to di deceased player including two smart phones, shoes, headsets and training kit. "Further updates go show later as di investigation dey progress," na so police add.
BBC News
25-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Abubakar Lawal: Uganda probes death of Nigerian footballer from Vipers Sport Club
Police in Uganda are investigating the death of a Nigerian professional footballer who allegedly fell from a shopping mall in the capital, Lawal, 29, reportedly fell from a third-floor balcony at the Voicemall Shopping Arcade, where he had gone to visit a Tanzanian friend. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead, the police said Lawal's friend, identified as Omary Naima, had left him in her room – which is part of the mall building - preparing tea before the incident was a striker playing for local team Vipers Sports Club, which has expressed its sadness for the "untimely passing of our beloved player". Tributes have been flowing in for the footballer, who has been with the Vipers club since July 2022 after a two-year stint with AS Kigali in said "Lawal (Man from Sokoto) was a unique person. He had a big heart of gold. He really cared about people and went out of his way to help. He was incredibly generous"."We mourn the sudden demise of our ex-player Abubakar Lawal earlier today. May God grant him eternal rest," his former team in Nigeria, Nasarawa United, said."It's hard to take in that you're no more Lawal A kind, talented, jolly, and loving person you have been. You will forever be missed bro," said Ugandan footballer Mustafa media say the matter has left more questions than answers amid conflicting reports of the circumstances of Lawal's media had earlier reported that he had died in a motorcycle said the exact circumstances of the death were being investigated."Authorities are retrieving CCTV footage and conducting thorough interrogations to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the incident," police police have retrieved some items belonging to the deceased player, including two smartphones, shoes, headsets and training kit."Further updates will be provided as the investigation progresses," the police added. You may also be interested in: Ugandan fan shot dead celebrating Arsenal beating Manchester UnitedThousands mourn Ugandan Olympian killed by ex-partner'Running for her family' - Olympian mourned after vicious attackUganda: Gulu pupil shot dead in school protests over Manchester derby TV ban Go to for more news from the African us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafrica
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Uganda probes death of Nigerian footballer in shopping mall
Police in Uganda are investigating the death of a Nigerian professional footballer who allegedly fell from a shopping mall in the capital, Kampala. Abubakar Lawal, 29, reportedly fell from a third-floor balcony at the Voicemall Shopping Arcade, where he had gone to visit a Tanzanian friend. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead, the police said. They said Lawal's friend, identified as Omary Naima, had left him in her room – which is part of the mall building - preparing tea before the incident happened. Lawal was a striker playing for local team Vipers Sports Club, which has expressed its sadness for the "untimely passing of our beloved player". Tributes have been flowing in for the footballer, who has been with the Vipers club since July 2022 after a two-year stint with AS Kigali in Rwanda. Vipers said "Lawal (Man from Sokoto) was a unique person. He had a big heart of gold. He really cared about people and went out of his way to help. He was incredibly generous". "We mourn the sudden demise of our ex-player Abubakar Lawal earlier today. May God grant him eternal rest," his former team in Nigeria, Nasarawa United, said. "It's hard to take in that you're no more Lawal A kind, talented, jolly, and loving person you have been. You will forever be missed bro," said Ugandan footballer Mustafa Kizza. Local media say the matter has left more questions than answers amid conflicting reports of the circumstances of Lawal's death. Some media had earlier reported that he had died in a motorcycle accident. Police said the exact circumstances of the death were being investigated. "Authorities are retrieving CCTV footage and conducting thorough interrogations to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the incident," police said. The police have retrieved some items belonging to the deceased player, including two smartphones, shoes, headsets and training kit. "Further updates will be provided as the investigation progresses," the police added. Ugandan fan shot dead celebrating Arsenal beating Manchester United Thousands mourn Ugandan Olympian killed by ex-partner 'Running for her family' - Olympian mourned after vicious attack Uganda: Gulu pupil shot dead in school protests over Manchester derby TV ban Go to for more news from the African continent. Follow us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafrica Africa Daily Focus on Africa
