Lobi Stars striker, Seriki Audu dies in car crash

Lobi Stars Football club striker, Seriki Audu passed on December 20, 2014 after an auto crash. The footballer was traveling with his wife and daughter in his car from his home town in Yobe state to Bauchi when the accident occurred.

A Lobi Stars club official, Ganiyu Adeleke, confirmed his death to SuperSports

"We received the unfortunate news of the death of Seriki Audu. He was driving from Yobe State, his base, with his family, wife and daughter. But he died from the accident while his wife is at present at the intensive care unit of a hospital where she was taken to and the daughter suffered a fracture. It is very sad news at this time for Lobi Stars because Seriki was one of our top strikers, and had a life full of promise in the future ahead of him," he said.

Late Seriki Audu was recently elevated to the rank of a corporal in the Nigeria Police Force.