{"id":6118,"date":"2015-02-04T03:29:49","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T03:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=6118"},"modified":"2015-02-04T14:09:29","modified_gmt":"2015-02-04T14:09:29","slug":"a-major-step-in-the-battle-against-hooliganism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/a-major-step-in-the-battle-against-hooliganism\/","title":{"rendered":"A major step in the battle against hooliganism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/fans-chairs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"260\" \/>A man who claims to be a Gor Mahia fan has been sentenced to six months in prison for assaulting a security official at Nyayo stadium. I say &#8220;claim&#8221; because if such people were true Gor Mahia fans they would not be engaging in acts of hooliganism that ruin the club&#8217;s name.<\/p>\n<p>Senior principal magistrate Bernard Ochoi convicted the accused after he pleaded guilty of the offense, magistrate saying the vice was on increase in the country and the sentence was necessary because the accused was not remorseful.<br \/>\n<br data-reactid=\".sk.$mid=11422979065363=21be6ff2dc146007c99.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$end:0:$3:0\" \/> &#8220;I therefore, sentence him to serve six months without option of a fine to serve as a lesson to those who may intend to commit similar offences,\u201d said the judge.<\/p>\n<p>Okello admitted that he on January 1, 2015, assaulted the complainant \u2014 Benjamin Opiyo \u2014 by hitting him with a metal bar on his forehead for refusing him entry into stadium.\u00a0The incident happened on Sunday during international friendly match between Gor Mahia and Power Dynamos of Zambia.<\/p>\n<p>The court was told that the accused was in the company of other individuals, who had planned to force their way into the stadium to cheer <em>K&#8217;Ogalo<\/em> without match tickets.<\/p>\n<p>Fans like Okello are the worst kind. They do not purchase tickets, they buy fake jerseys and then misbehave right in front of the TV camera while wearing those fake jerseys. Worse still they ruin the club&#8217;s reputation. Fans like Boaz\u00a0 Okello are the reason Gor Mahia struggles to attract sponsors.<\/p>\n<h2>Undercover Police<\/h2>\n<p>Club official Naima Oketch has announced that the club will now deploy undercover police to arrest the perpetrators of hooliganism.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have engaged undercover police to help us in fighting hooliganism and one by one the perpetrators will be arrested and handed over to the respective arms of the law. The club is losing potential sponsors day in day out and things must change. We must polish our image and be acceptable to all stakeholders&#8221; said Naima to the club site.<\/p>\n<p>She also called upon other fans to join in the battle against Hooligans<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So much effort has been put into fighting this vice before and we are not going to tire on this. We are also calling upon our peace loving fans to work with the club and help us uproot this vice once and for all. Let\u2019s be our brother\u2019s keeper and also tell a friend to tell a friend, personally I am meeting a group of fans on Saturday to spearhead the campaign and hopefully this time we will win the battle&#8221; she added<\/p>\n<p>The vast majority of Gor Mahia fans are peaceful. It just so happens that there are a few cancerous cells within the fan base. 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