Paralyzed Man Appeals for Help After 23 Years Bedridden

Daniel Imo, a 44-year-old man from Adadama in the Abi local government area of Cross River state, has been paralyzed for 23 years following a workplace accident on October 10, 2003. While working as a delivery van driver for a pharmaceutical company in Onitsha, Anambra state, he was knocked down by a stray cow, resulting in a cervical spinal cord injury.

Initially treated at a nearby clinic, he was later referred to the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) in Enugu, where doctors requested an initial deposit of N75,000 for surgery, which his family could not afford. Imo alleged that funds meant for his treatment were diverted by a company manager, a situation later uncovered by the company's director.

After being bedridden for years, communal violence in 2014 forced his family to flee, leaving him behind. He was eventually rescued after posting a distress message on Facebook, which caught the attention of a Nigerian based in the UK who arranged for his evacuation.