A Nigerian referee was killed by lightning on Tuesday during a friendly football match in Madalla, Niger State. The deceased, popularly known as Mustafa
A Nigerian referee was killed by lightning on Tuesday during a friendly football match in Madalla, Niger State.
Muhammed Musa, an eyewitness, said the match, in which Madalla and Suleja youths participated, was on a half-time break at 5:20 pm when the tragedy occurred.
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