Nigeria, June 30 -- BUA Group has dismissed reports claiming its Chairman, Abdul Samad Rabiu, submitted a bid to acquire a 70 per cent stake in Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) side Kano Pillars, describing the reports as false and inaccurate.

In a statement made available to PREMIUM TIMES on Monday, the company confirmed that neither the organisation nor its chairman had made any proposal to acquire shares in the Kano-based club.

"Our attention has been drawn to an online publication suggesting that BUA Group and its Chairman, Abdul Samad Rabiu, have submitted a bid to acquire a 70 per cent stake in Kano Pillars Football Club," the statement read.

The company urged members of the public and the media to disregard the claims and ...