
The family of detained businessman Ufoma Joseph Immanuel has petitioned President Bola Tinubu, alleging he is being ill-treated in custody and chained to a hospital bed, with his life under threat. Immanuel is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over a disputed $1.5 million oil deal. According to the Daily Post, the family spoke through a civil society organisation, the Initiative, raising alarm over his detention conditions and calling for intervention in the case.
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