Manuel claimed that the encounter happened after his vehicle accident several years prior. The actor admitted that days after the accident when he first started experiencing discomfort, he went to a general hospital on Lagos Island.
He claimed that a doctor at the hospital’s Orthopaedic department put him on therapy for rheumatism and arthritis after taking many x-rays of him. He claimed that because he was unable to walk for a while afterwards, this made his condition worse.
He said: “I’ve been told three times to go and get a wheelchair and that was by experts, people who should know. They told me, Mr Manuel, do you know anyone abroad? Maybe they can get you the electric type so you’ll be able to use it myself but said no.”
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“It was an auto accident inside the town, and it travelled through my entire spine. I didn’t know, I walked away from it. I didn’t feel any pain. A little down the line, however, I now started to feel pain. “So, I went to a general hospital at Lagos Island.
I still remember the man’s name clearly, he works at the orthopedic section. “I was in my late twenties, early thirties and a doctor put me on treatment for rheumatism and arthritis until I couldn’t walk anymore. I lost all sensation on my right side, and I was frustrated. I just couldn’t go anywhere, the slightest movement would make me scream.”
He was later admitted to Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital in Ile-Ife for his treatment, he was able to walk again, a few months later.
“So, they took me to Ife teaching hospital, the university teaching hospital, put me in traction, and in couple of months, i was out on my feet. Apparently, the other did not know what he was doing and he was confident bout it,
