$1.5m dispute: Family petitions Tinubu, alleges detained businessman chained to hospital bed

The household of a detained businessman, Mr Ufoma Joseph Immanuel, has raised the alarm implicit alleged sick attraction successful detention and menace to his life.

Immanuel is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, implicit a disputed $1.5 cardinal lipid deal.

The family, which spoke done a civilian nine organisation, the Initiative for Media Development and Social Impact, IMEDSI, successful a petition to President Bola Tinubu, said that Immanuel has been handcuffed to his infirmary furniture astatine the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, with correctional guards said to beryllium preventing him from moving astir contempt his doctors’ proposal that helium bash truthful to debar humor clots.

Spokesperson for IMEDSI, Ms Onose Oseyi, who spoke for the family, raised concerns implicit Immanuels case, including alleged menace to life, deficiency of entree to lawyers and nonaccomplishment to obey tribunal orders.

The household said the concerns person prompted it to entreaty to President Bola Tinubu, the EFCC and the judiciary for a just proceedings and humane attraction for the businessman.

Immanuel, main enforcement of Chappal Energies, is lasting proceedings earlier the Lagos State Special Offences Court implicit allegations by the EFCC that helium and his company, Intermediate Investment Holdings Limited, IIHL, obtained astir $1.5 millio...