Theophilus Irogbo

The story has been instructed of Theophilus Irogbo, a survivor of the taking pictures on the peaceable #EndSARS protest held on the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos State, who now wants pressing care.

In accordance with SaharaReporters, the person has cried out to the general public for monetary help over gunshot accidents he sustained on the leg.

Hours earlier than the curfew was scheduled to start, troopers had stormed the Lekki toll gate on the night of October 20 the place protesters gathered and began taking pictures, killing and injuring an unconfirmed variety of folks.

The incident has acquired widespread condemnation inside and out of doors Nigeria.

Talking to SaharaReporters, Irogbo mentioned he couldn’t initially come out to the general public after the incident on account of safety threats. He added that he needed to come out as a result of he might now not bear the ache.

He appealed to Nigerians to rise financially for the therapy of the leg which he feared could also be amputated if not handled quickly.

He mentioned, “I used to be shot at Lekki Toll Gate. I am so sorry I couldn’t grant an interview earlier due to safety causes. The iron they used to carry the leg has been eliminated; sadly, the iron was not meant for the bones to affix, it was only for the leg to be straight in order that the accidents sustained from the bullet would heal; now they’re healed, and the iron has been eliminated.

“Should you have a look at the leg very properly, you will notice the foot is falling to 1 facet. I can not raise the leg; I can not sleep. I went to a bone specialist; he charged me N120,000. I do not even know the place to start out. I’m stranded already; I do not know the place to start out.

“Please I need assistance, I can not sleep, I can not raise the leg. If I do, if falls in numerous instructions. I can not keep like this; they take away the iron, they did not put POP. I need assistance; to feed my household is an issue, to not discuss of paying for the bone.”

SaharaReporters obtained a medical physician’s report confirming that Irogbo was certainly shot in the course of the Lekki toll gate protest and he wanted to be granted fast help. 

The report signed by Dr Ogundipe, of the Grandville Trauma Centre, partly reads, “An above-named affected person is a 38-year-old man being managed for distal tibia and fibula fractures resulting from gunshot damage to the precise leg sustained on the #EndSARS protest incident on the Lekki tollgate.

“He has had exterior fixation accomplished to stabilise the fracture. He would, nevertheless, require alternate day wound dressing. Kindly grant him all the mandatory help.”