Trouble erupted on Sunday after 3SC scored a late equalizer, prompting some angry fans to invade the pitch and attack the referees. Several players from the visiting team were also injured during the chaos before security operatives dispersed the crowd with teargas and escorted the victims to safety.
In a statement issued on Monday, the NPFL announced a deduction of three points and three goals from Kano Pillars’ total for the assault on match officials. The club was also fined a total of N9.5 million for various offenses.
According to the league body, Kano Pillars were fined N1 million each for failing to provide adequate security, allowing the throwing of dangerous objects onto the pitch, and not controlling their supporters, totaling N4 million.
An additional N2 million fine was imposed for the assault on players and match officials, while another N2 million was levied as compensation for treatment and damages to 3SC players and officials. The statement added that the club must also pay N1.5 million in compensatory damages of N250,000 each to the assaulted match officials.
The NPFL further ordered the closure of the Sani Abacha Stadium for all Kano Pillars’ home matches indefinitely. T
The team will now play its remaining home fixtures of the season in Katsina. “The club have further been directed to produce the perpetrators of the ugly incident on Sunday and show proof of prosecution as well as put in place an effective matchday security arrangement which must be submitted to NPFL within seven days,” the statement concluded.
