The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has sanctioned El-Kanemi Warriors for security breaches, including failure to ensure the sporting conduct of their supporters during the Matchday 34 fixture against Ikorodu City.

In a statement on their website, the NPFL said the sanctions range from monetary fines to the closure of their stadium to fans for the rest of the season.

In a Summary Jurisdiction notice issued to the club following rowdy incidents before and at the end of the match in Maiduguri, the club was charged for breaches of Rules B13.52, C9 and B13:18 of the Frameworks and Rules of the NPFL.

For failure to provide adequate and effective security, which resulted in unauthorized persons gaining access to restricted areas and harassing the match officials, the club was fined N1 million.

El-Kanemi Warriors also got slammed with a N1 million fine for their supporters' act of throwing objects onto the field of play, while another fine of N1 million was also imposed on the club for failure to ensure the proper conduct of their supporters, which resulted in damage to the away team vehicle.

"The club is to pay a half a million Naira compensation to Ikorodu City for damages to their vehicle.

"The last of the rulings on the incident is an order for the club to implement a more effective match day security framework and crowd control measures, details of which must be submitted to the NPFL within seven working days of the date of this notice.

"In accordance with Rule C26, the club is required to through a written response, indicate acceptance of the ruling or elect to appear before a disciplinary panel," NPFL said.

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