The assistant kit manager of Sunshine Stars, Taiwo Dosunmu, succumbed to injuries sustained in a gunmen’s attack on the team on December 7. The club sadly confirmed Dosunmu’s passing on Friday, December 22, at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, where he had been undergoing treatment.
“In a heart-wrenching announcement, we mourn the untimely departure of our dear brother and assistant kit manager, Taiwo Dosunmu. He lost his life in the line of duty, struck by the bullets of armed bandits along the Benin-Ore expressway on Thursday, December 7, 2023,” the club expressed in a statement.
After enduring numerous surgeries by consultants at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Taiwo eventually passed away at the intensive care unit on Friday, December 22, 2023.
“Taiwo Dosunmu was a very hard-working individual who took his job with all sense of seriousness.
“His selflessness at the moment of the attack saved the lives of players and other members of Sunshine Stars management.
“He will be sorely missed,” the statement added.
We reported that the Sunshine Stars were attacked along the Benin-Ore expressway on December 7 on their way to honour a Nigeria Premier Football League match against Bendel Insurance in Benin.
According to the club burial arrangements for the deceased will be announced by the family.
