The Bayelsa State government has described as unfortunate, tragic, the incident that claimed the lives of several soccer loving fans at a viewing centre in Calabar, Cross River State.
The government in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Jonathan Obuebite, offered his condolences to the families of the victims, the Cross River State government and the entire nation's soccer fans.
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