From Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar
Bayelsa United has been labelled with financial charges for gross misconduct and for breaching the NPF 24 framework and rules in their Matchday 37 game vs 3SC on Sunday, June 16, 2024.
It was alleged Bayelsa United failed to provide adequate security and effective crowd control, which resulted in the assault of an opposing player.
The league also alleged that the club failed to restrict access by unauthorized persons to all restricted areas, resulting in the assault of 3SC goalkeeper Okiemute Odah.
Other allegations are labelled against the Yenagoa club There was also encroachment onto the pitch at Bayelsa Utd’s Samson Siasia Stadium home ground leading to the assault of the 3SC goalkeeper.
Bayelsa United have been fined N1m each for failure to provide adequate security & effective crowd control, failure to restrict access by unauthorized persons to all restricted areas & encroachment unto the pitch resulting in the assault of Odah (total N3m)
Bayelsa Utd is also to pay Odah a compensation of N250,000 & also identify & prosecute the culprit of the assault within 48 hours of receiving the notice of sanctions.
Failure by Bayelsa Utd to identify, prosecute & provide evidence of prosecuting the culprit may result in additional sanctions.
The culprit, pending identification and prosecution, is banned from all NPFL match venues for a year.
Bayelsa Utd has 48 hours from the date of notice to appeal the sanctions.