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NWFL Super Six: Four fans die and seven in critical condition from ghastly accident
By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde
After Sunday’s ghastly accident involving the Bayelsa State Football Supporters Club, the Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori visited victims who were involved in the sad incident on Monday.
The State supporters’ team were in transit to Asaba for the Nigerian Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership Super Six final between Delta Queens and Bayelsa Queens when a bus in the entourage was involved in a fatal crash after Kwale, leading to the death of four members, while seven others sustained varying degrees of injuries.
Oborevwori, on arrival at the Asaba Specialist Hospital, was received by the Chief Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr Peace Ighosewe, Bayelsa State Commissioner for Sports, Mr Daniel Igali, Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kingsley Emu and Chief of Staff to the Governor, Hon. Johnson Erijo.
Speaking to Journalists after the ward visitation, Gov. Oborevwori commiserated with the victims and expressed satisfaction with the hospital’s ability to handle their cases effectively.
According to him, “as at this time yesterday (Sunday), we lost four persons and the other seven persons who sustained injuries are responding to treatment and they are in stable condition. It is our prayer that they survive.
“I am very sure that God being on their side, they are going to survive because the CMD of the Asaba Specialist Hospital and her team were very proactive and they have been doing a great job taking care of them.
“When I got the call yesterday from His Excellency, the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, we immediately sent an ambulance to rescue them to Asaba.
“The doctors were on standby to receive them and they have done very well to keep them in stable condition. This hospital is well equipped and with the right manpower in place, they can handle any situation and they have been doing just that.
“They have operated on some of them and as you can see they are all in very stable condition.”
Delta Queens secured a 2-1 win over Bayelsa Queens to lift its first league title since 2011 but the State Governor couldn’t celebrate the title triumph due to the sad news of the accident.
“It’s a mixed feeling for us because we were supposed to be rejoicing that we defeated Bayelsa in the Nigerian Women Football League Premiership final yesterday (Sunday),” Oborevwori continued.
“We are not too happy because of the sad incident that occurred where four persons died and seven were injured.
“Because of the accident that happened, there is no way we can celebrate when we lost four persons and for them to lose four persons and also lose in the finals is like double jeopardy.
“As a State, we are in pain over the loss of those four persons and we have commiserated with the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri over the loss.
“We want to once again on behalf of the Government and people of Delta commiserate with the good people of Bayelsa over the sad incident. May God grant their souls eternal rest.”
