DUTCH REFEREE ROB DIEPERINK DIES WEEKS AFTER REMOVAL FROM WORLD CUP OFFICIATING LIST. (PHOTO).
Dutch referee Rob Dieperink dies weeks after removal from World Cup officiating list Dutch referee Rob Dieperink has died at the age of 38, weeks after FIFA removed him from its list of officials for the World Cup. The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) confirmed his death in a statement, saying it was “shocked and deeply saddened” by the news. His cause of death has not been disclosed. Dieperink was arrested in April by the Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom following a report of an alleged sexual assault involving a teenage boy in London. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said officers responded on April 9 to a report of sexual assault at an address in Croydon and arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of the offence. Police later said that after reviewing available evidence, including CCTV footage and digital devices, the investigation had concluded that “the evidential threshold had not been met” and no further action would be taken. Following the investigation, FIFA co...
Troops of 119 Task Force Battalion,8 Division Nigeria Army,deployed at Kangarwa,Kukawa Local Government Area off Northern Borno State,have yesterday neutralized 13 Boko Haram terrorists in a counter attack carried out by the troops.Unfortunately,1 soldier paid the supreme price during the encounter,while 3 soldiers were wounded in action.The offensive which began at about 4:00pm and lasted for roughly four hours,necessitated the troops calling for air support to which the Nigerian Air Force {NAF} promptly responded by dispatching an Intelligence Surveillance and reconnaissance {ISR} aircraft and a Ground Attack Fighter Aircraft insupport of the ground offensive.The fierce counter also saw some insurgents fleeing with gunshots wounds and abandoningg logistic and weapons.The troops also neutralized 2 Hilux vehicles belonging to the insurgents and recovered the following; a Hilux vehicle,1 Browning Machine Gun {BMG},1 Ant Aircraft Gun {AAG},2 General Purpose Machine Guns {GPMG},1 Light Machine Gun {LMG},2 Rocket Propelled Guns seven {RPG 7} tubes and bombs,5 AK-47 Rifles and 550 Rounds of Anti-Aircraft Gun ammunition.
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