Abubakar Lawal

Abubakar Lawal had arrived at the shopping mall in his vehicle, registration number UBQ 695G, to meet his friend, Omary Naima, a Tanzanian national who had been residing in room 416 since February 20, 2025.

On Monday, February 24, 2025, tragedy struck the football community in Uganda with the untimely death of Abubakar Lawal, a Nigerian forward playing for Vipers SC, one of the country’s most prominent football clubs.