NIGERIA Premier League (NPL) side, Gombe United Football Club has charged the Nigeria Police to hunt the killers of late Douglas Uzama, reports NaijaSportsXtra.blogspot.com.
The Savannah Scorpions in a statement issued on Friday morning by its Acting General Manager Media and Publicity, Tanimu Umar read, we received with shock the news of the brutal murder of Douglas Uzama in Benin City.
Douglas has been a dedicated player with our club and we feel pained by his demise and the circumstances that led to his untimely death. The rate of killings of innocent souls in Nigeria is reaching an alarming stage; we mourn the untimely and grim murder of Douglas Usama.
Uzama was a promising young footballer, he has played for the National team at the Under-17 and Under-20 categories. He nursed the dream of playing at the very top, for some thugs to brutally take his life at this stage of his career means the life of an ordinary Nigerian is at risk day in day out, it also speaks a lot on the spate of insecurity within us.
Our thoughts and condolences go to the family of the deceased. May the Almighty give them the fortitude to bear this monumental tragedy.
Condolence also goes to his team mates, in particular, and the entire nation's football family, in general. As we comprehend this loss, our prayers should go to the bereaved family.
We are hereby calling on the security forces to hunt for Douglas Uzama's murderers and bring them to book. They should be made to pay for this dastardly act and shall never be allowed to go scot free. The entire landscape in Nigeria has been blighted by the endemic twin evil of crime and violence, these need to curtailed, the bloody killers of Douglas Uzama must be apprehended.
