The Nigeria Premier Football League has come hard on Kano Pillars Football Club following the unruly behaviour of fans after their game against Shooting Stars in Kano, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
The unfortunate situation was triggered by Shooting Stars Sports Club's's equalizer at the death of the match,, which resulted in a 1-1 result at the Sani Abacha Stadium on Sunday.
The League Organisers found the former champions guilty of not providing adequate securit,y, which led to fans gaining entrance into the pitch and causing harm to away team players, referees, and bringing the game into disrepute.
The Sai Masu Gida side has been hit with varying sanctions to the tune of 9.5 million naira, a minimum of a ten-match Stadium ban with banishment to Katsina, three points and three goals deduction from accumulated points.
"The club have been fined N1m each for failing to provide adequate & effective security; throwing dangerous objects onto the pitch; failing to ensure proper conduct of their supporters & misconduct capable of bringing the game to disrepute, totalling N4m."
"A further fine of N2m is placed on the club for assault on the players of the away team & match officials.
As compensatory cost for treatment & damages on players of Shooting Stars & the match officials, Kano Pillars have also been fined N2m.
Kano Pillars will also pay a fine of N1.5m as compensatory damages of N250,000 each to the match officials."
The club has been further directed to produce the perpetrators of the ugly incident on Sunday & show proof of prosecution as well as put in place an effective matchday security arrangement which must be submitted to NPFL within 7 days of this notice.
Kano Pillars have within 48 hours to submit to this summary jurisdiction or appeal.
Uche Dozie