An officer of the Nigerian Police Force, Inspector Stephen Enang, slumped and died shortly after watching the UEFA champions league match between Arsenal FC and Real Madrid at a viewing centre in Calabar, the Cross River state capital.

The devoted Arsenal fan hails from Ekori in Yakurr Local Government Area of the state and was attached to the Akim Police Division along IBB Way.
An eyewitness account have it that Enang had been elated during the match, celebrating each Arsenal goal with great excitement at a viewing centre on Abang-Asang Street. “He was in great spirit and appears healthy, happy, cheering every goal. Arsenal scored the first, second, and third goals, and he was overjoyed.

A typical viewing centre in Nigeria
“But after the final whistle, when everyone started leaving, we noticed Stephen wasn’t getting up like the rest of us. That’s when we realised something was wrong.”
He said the police man had slumped on the seat and was unresponsive.
According to him, despite being rushed to the Police Hospital in Akim, efforts to revive him were unsuccessful and he was later pronounced dead.