Menengai Oilers centre Anthony Kibet has died following stab wounds after being attacked by unknown assailants on Saturday night.
The club has announced that another player who Scrummage Africa understands is Ibrahim Bobo is in hospital undergoing treatment following the attack. The club has confirmed that the lock is in stable condition.
Succumbed to stab wounds
“Menengai Oilers Rugby Club would like to report that one of our players has succumbed to stab wounds following an attack by unknown assailants last night, ” a statement by the club said.
The two were returning home after watching a football match when they were allegedly attacked by a Boda Boda gang which stabbed them, the club said.
Anthony Kibet in a past session. Photo Courtesy/Cmony Images.
The motive of the attack is yet to be established with the case now being investigated by the police.
“The player was in the company of another, who is now receiving medical attention at a local hospital, were enroute home from watching a soccer match when it is said the Boda Boda gang dramatically accosted and stabbed them several times,” the statement further reads.
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