Alimosho Youths defeated the Nigerian Airforce 403 EMD, Shasha, Ikeja, in a football match organized to promote cordial relationship between the force and its neighbourhood. The match ended 5-3 in favour of Alimosho Youths.
The match, organized by the Commander of the division, Air Commodore, Inalegwu Agbeje took place at the Airforce Playing Ground in Shasha, to end the sports season for the year 2013.
The match was witnessed by thousands of football enthusiasts with the Alimosho Boys taking home the golden cup donated by Agbeje as well as cash prize. The match started by 9 a.m. and ended peacefully at noon.
Presenting the Cup to the Alimosho Boys, Agbeje said the match was organized to promote unity, friendship and peaceful co-existence between his men and the neighbouring community, stressing that the football match would be an annual event.
Agbeje specifically stated that the football match was one of the ways of addressing the challenges arising from the ongoing armed insurgence, appealing to members of the public to see members of the force as their friends at all times.
He advised the youths to desist from criminal activities and obey the law always.
By Adeniyi Adunola
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