By Miracle Ogunde
A Nigerian footballer, Abubakar Lawal has fallen from a shopping mall balcony in Kampala.
The 29-year-old striker played for local premiership club Vipers.
Lawal had been his team’s striker since joining the club in July 2022 after two years with AS Kigali in Rwanda.
The Uganda police in a statement said that the footballer fell from the third floor of Voicemall Shopping Arcade early on Monday,
AFP reports that Lawal had been visiting a Tanzanian friend staying in one of the residential apartments that form part of the mall.
The friend told police she had left him alone shortly before the fall.
“Authorities are retrieving CCTV footage and conducting thorough interrogations to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the incident,” police said.
We are deeply saddened to announce the sudden and untimely passing of our beloved player, Abubakar Lawal, who left us this morning.
The Vipers Sports Club said in a statement: “We are deeply saddened to announce the sudden and untimely passing of our beloved player, Abubakar Lawal, who left us this morning.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with Lawal’s family, club fans, friends and loved ones during this difficult time,” it added.
Lawal had been the team’s striker since joining the club in July 2022 after two years with AS Kigali in Rwanda.
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