Police inspector slumps, dies after watching Arsenal-Real Madrid match in Calabar
Inspector Stephen Enang, a devout Arsenal fan attached to the Akim Police Division was reported dead Tuesday evening shortly after watching the London side Arsenal, trash Spanish giant, Real Madrid 3 goals to nil in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League game.
Enang, an indigene of Ekori in Yakurr Local Government Area, Cross River, was until his death, an Inspector of Police attached to the Akim Police Division, along IBB Way in Calabar.
According to eyewitnesses who spoke with journalists in Calabar on Wednesday about the incident said late Inspector Stephen Enang was a staunch Arsenal fan who became overtly excited during the Arsenal and Real Madrid game.
One of the eyewitnesses, a friend to the deceased who pleaded anonymity, said that they were all watching the game at a view centre at Abang-Asang Street, Calabar Municipal LGA, when the tragedy happened.
“Before the match, he was hail and hearty, there was no issues whatsoever that we know of, because he is a very quiet and soft-spoken guy, who loves football, and a die-hard Arsenal fan.
“He is an Inspector of Police, who also works with Akim Police Division, we were all watching the game, his team scored the first goal and he was so excited. Same with the second, and third goal.
“He jumped-up all-in jubilation, we didn’t know that as he sat back in his chair waiting for the final whistle, Stephen was gone, because after the game, everyone was leaving the view center, but he couldn’t stand up like everyone else.
“That was when we discovered he was no longer conscious, he was rushed to the Police Hospital Akim, where the health professionals did everything, they could to revive him, but all their efforts proved abortive, and he was confirmed dead,” the eyewitness said.
Effort by LENS Reporter to reach the Cross River State Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Irene Ugbo on the matter as at press time, was futile as her number was continually busy and she was not responding to our text messages.
By: Archibong Emmanuel
(Snr Reporter)
