A fresh graduate of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Calabar campus, Confidence Ogar Enya, has tragically lost her life in an auto accident just two weeks after completing her final exams.
Confidence, a young woman in her 20s, graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering on September 28, 2023.
The accident occurred as she was returning to Calabar from her hometown. The unfortunate incident happened along the Calabar-Ikom highway, near the Northwest fuel station in Odukpani Local Government Area, not far from Scanobo Junction, on Monday, October 16, 2023, around 7 p.m.
On September 28, just after her graduation, Confidence expressed her joy on Facebook, writing, “God did it… Thank you, Jesus, it wasn’t easy. #B.Eng Civil Engineering.”
The news of her tragic passing has left her friends, colleagues, classmates, and others in shock and sorrow. They have taken to social media to pay tribute and express their condolences.
A close friend, Rhoda Edoki, wrote, “This one hit me R.I.P beautiful Confidence.”
Janet Nkwa shared her grief, saying, “What a cruel world. After all the suffering, I can’t believe Aunty Confidence, as I normally call you, is no more. I can’t hold back my tears seeing this. Why did death have to take you now, just after graduation? It’s not fair. Confidence Ogar Enya, rest in peace.”
Macaulay Abey remembered Confidence fondly, saying, “Dear Confidence Ogar Enya, I can still remember vividly how Lulu Enuor came along with you to my kid sister’s matriculation.
“We became family for life. Death, you are wicked and annoying. I wish I could rewind time to hear your last voice again during your sign-out. Rest in peace, engineer. May you find comfort in the bosom of Abraham.”
