UKANAFUN VIOLENCE: BEDRIDDEN ACCOUNTANT CRIES FOR HELP TO EXTRACT BULLET FROM SPINAL CORD



A young accountant, Mr Inibehe Idiong and an indigene of Ukanafun is crying out for help from Nigerians to help him raise the sum of N2.1 Million needed for the surgery to extract the bullet lodged close to his spinal cord.

Inibehe who is currently unable to walk due to the injury on his spine  is lying in a critical condition at the orthopedic ward of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital.

Narrating the incident that led to his present condition, Inibehe told our reporters that he and his sister Emasema Ukoka, both indigenes of Idung Idem Udo village in Ukanafun  were returning from a church programme around 7:10pm on Monday, October 15, 2017 when they were accosted by the hoodlums who asked for their phones which they he and the sister handed over to them without hesitation.

Inibehe said “After we handed over our phones to them, they asked us what other thing we had. We gave them the little money we had in our pockets. Only for one of them to first of all shot my sister in the hand and then went on to shot me by the side of my ribs. I was shocked because we never struggled with them or said anything calculated to be provocative. But after they shot us they ran away, leaving us at the mercies of passersby. “







Inibehe said the preliminary surgery done by the Doctors at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital has shown that he needs to be moved to the a Specialist Hospital in Enugu for the bullet to extracted in order for him to walk again.

Also speaking, Inibehe’s younger sister, Emasemma Ukoka who was also shot by the hoodlums that evening, said at the moment, the family is thrown into a difficult economic hardship as the brother – Inibehe who has been lying incapacitated since October last year was the bread winner.

She has just been offered admission to study Crop Science in the University of Uyo.

“As you can see, my mother is emaciated as a result of the trauma from this incident. We can’t even feed. Where will we have the N2.1million needed for the surgery if kindhearted people do not come to our aid? Please I am soliciting help from everyone to help my brother walk again; because if he dies, my mum might die too as a result of the heartbreak.”



The Medical Doctor, Dr. Usendia while giving insights on the issue said the impact of the bullet had affected some bones in the spine of the victim, explaining that there is need for a surgical procedure to be done to correct some parts of the bone and support the spine with some medical alternatives with the hope that this will correct the paralysis.



“After the scan, we have referred him to a specialist hospital in Lagos or Enugu state for the major surgical operation. This should cost about N2million naira or thereabouts.”



Assistance towards Inibehe’s surgery can be made to following Account Details:  Inibehe Uwem Idiong, 3111481546. First Bank of Nigeria PLC.  He could be reached through the mobile number : 08101871164.

Culled from https://sitippe.com/2018/01/16/ukanafun-violence-bedridden-accountant-cries-help-extract-bullet-spinal-cord/