A popular sports coach and fitness trainer in Cross River State, Paul Banigo slumped and died in UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar on Saturday November 4th.

Below is the account by Rt. Hon. Orok Otu Duke, CRS Sports Commission...

"He jogged into the UJ Esuene Stadium in the morning to keep a rendezvous with the members of the public and sundry state Athletes, who had adopted him as their personal coach and Aerobics Instructor. However, today's rendezvous turned out to be with death.

As coach Paul Banigo was putting together his exercise tools, he slumped and cried for help, but none was rendered. All those present, initially ran to different compass directions, for sundry reasons. Paul Banigo died.

The Stadium Clinic is not functional and I am working with the Hon Commissioner for Health to remedy this anomaly.

Today's tragedy caught us by surprise and came to us at a time that we are financially unstable. Since no hospital would accept Coach Banigo's Corpse without the requisite financial commitment, we were left in a quandary. But initial help came our way through ex Gov Donald Duke and his wife Onari... (God bless Their Benevolent Souls). Mrs Duke reached out to the Navy Hospital, Calabar and they agreed to receive the body for "autopsy and embalmment".

We have visited the hospital for the third time this night, the Corpse is in good hands and His Excellency, Governor Ben Ayade has been briefed accordingly and the needful will be done.

As a staff of the CRS, Paul had taken up the extra responsibility of taking up those who had recently been dislocated from using the House of Assembly hill for exercise purposes, due to recent security concerns. On the fateful Saturday morning, Paul died on duty, on official duty. But when he fell, initial help could not be rendered. Not even a CPR? So sad.

The 8 years relegation of the Sports Commission created the rot... No Ambulances, offices, buses,facilities etc. The process of rebuilding the infrastructure and repositioning sports is on and it is "work in progress".

The CRS Governor will fund and staff the UJ Esuene Stadium Clinic, we are committed to work with the Commissioner for Health, SA Budget and the CRSHA to achieve this with the 2018 Budget.
No avoidable tragedy should befall us again in CRS Sports family. Never Again.

Rest in Peace Coach Paul Banigo.

Rt. Hon. Orok Otu Duke JP
Chairman,
CRS Sports Commission.

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You see..Irony of life..When i go for my usual medical tests, they ring it to my ears to develop regular exercise habits..But i keep reading about athletes and people with serious exercise habits collapsing and dyring while at it..So if i dont exercise, I will die..If i exercise, I go still die..Abeg let me continue to chop life oo

Nothing useful is work, bad leaders. RIP

So bad. Nigerian health care sector is in shambles

code red Code red. Code red
VILLAGE PEOPLE I REPEAT VILLAGE PEOPLE

ALL UNITS STANDBY

THIS IS NOT A DRILL
I REPEAT THIS IS NOT A DRILL

SHOOT ANY VILLAGER AT CLOSE RANGE

NAIJA medical system...


if I get my money....small headache I dey book my next available flight...I can't pay for wetin I no cos.

The rate people are slumping and dying under this Administration heen..we are still mourning Tinubu's son who also slumped.2019 where are you?

Oh

'Health' can kill too apparently

When youre feeling very healthy look in the mirror and ask God for more time.

sholatech:
You see..Irony of life..When i go for my usual medical tests, they ring it to my ears to develop regular exercise habits..But i keep reading about athletes and people with serious exercise habits collapsing and dyring while at it..So if i dont exercise, I will die..If i exercise, I go still die..Abeg let me continue to chop life oo

Too much of every good thing is bad. Even in exercise

RIP

ahah . too much of everything is not good....
exercise 50% not 100%... .RIP...
may God console ya family ...

I believe he would have survived with prompt first aid treatment and a stand by medic team. This is Nigeria, nothing like paramedics, nothing like first aid! He slumped and people ran away in different directions probably because the Nigerian police factor may come in later.
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In Nigeria, one can die from something as little as a stab wound to the thigh: you will bleed to death. RIP sir.

This could be heart attack, regular BP check is very important.

If the trainer could slump and die how much more the trainees. Who says sports is easy??.

Rip coach

sholatech:
You see..Irony of life..When i go for my usual medical tests, they ring it to my ears to develop regular exercise habits..But i keep reading about athletes and people with serious exercise habits collapsing and dyring while at it..So if i dont exercise, I will die..If i exercise, I go still die..Abeg let me continue to chop life oo

DO YOU KNOW ?A RABBIT runs, jumps and lives for only fifteen(15) years while a TORTOISE doesn't attempt any of such activities but lives for 300 years or more?LESSON: Exercise is a lie. Laziness is the key. Just relax!!!

It happens


One way or the other , man go die..

Rip man... We sef go soon join u, whether now or 1000years, we are all dead people..

Night•

Sebastine1994

Sad .... some people have congenital heart abnormalities this usually come up during strenuous activities

They all ran away when he needed help
U see human beings. And all will claim to be honest
Thank God I am dishonest.

Karma stephen keshi

9ja go beg that man for grave

Eeeyyyaaa, he was calling for help and people were running away from him, why kwanu??

exlinkleads:
A popular sports coach and fitness trainer in Cross River State, Paul Banigo slumped and died in UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar on Saturday November 4th.

Below is the account by Rt. Hon. Orok Otu Duke, CRS Sports Commission...

"He jogged into the UJ Esuene Stadium in the morning to keep a rendezvous with the members of the public and sundry state Athletes, who had adopted him as their personal coach and Aerobics Instructor. However, today's rendezvous turned out to be with death.

As coach Paul Banigo was putting together his exercise tools, he slumped and cried for help, but none was rendered. All those present, initially ran to different compass directions, for sundry reasons. Paul Banigo died.

The Stadium Clinic is not functional and I am working with the Hon Commissioner for Health to remedy this anomaly.

Today's tragedy caught us by surprise and came to us at a time that we are financially unstable. Since no hospital would accept Coach Banigo's Corpse without the requisite financial commitment, we were left in a quandary. But initial help came our way through ex Gov Donald Duke and his wife Onari... (God bless Their Benevolent Souls). Mrs Duke reached out to the Navy Hospital, Calabar and they agreed to receive the body for "autopsy and embalmment".

We have visited the hospital for the third time this night, the Corpse is in good hands and His Excellency, Governor Ben Ayade has been briefed accordingly and the needful will be done.

As a staff of the CRS, Paul had taken up the extra responsibility of taking up those who had recently been dislocated from using the House of Assembly hill for exercise purposes, due to recent security concerns. On the fateful Saturday morning, Paul died on duty, on official duty. But when he fell, initial help could not be rendered. Not even a CPR? So sad.

The 8 years relegation of the Sports Commission created the rot... No Ambulances, offices, buses,facilities etc. The process of rebuilding the infrastructure and repositioning sports is on and it is "work in progress".

The CRS Governor will fund and staff the UJ Esuene Stadium Clinic, we are committed to work with the Commissioner for Health, SA Budget and the CRSHA to achieve this with the 2018 Budget.
No avoidable tragedy should befall us again in CRS Sports family. Never Again.

Rest in Peace Coach Paul Banigo.

Rt. Hon. Orok Otu Duke JP
Chairman,
CRS Sports Commission.

More @ http://www.exlinklodge.com/2017/11/breaking-news-nigerian-coach-slumps-and.html

what he was avoiding by going into fitness killed him. Does it mean he wasnt fit?I can't understand. C this one with his many titles b4 and after his name yet he can't provide mortuary fee. If onari duke didn't show, am sure he would have carried d corpse home

Ozo emena
rip deceased

When Nigerians see people that needs help on the verge to die,that when they flee.....Nobody want palava.