He emerged from his room in a red T-shirt and blue denim on
Sunday, August 3, 2014 in a state of despair and sober reflection. Slowly
settling down in a white plastic chair in the hotel lobby where he had agreed
to speak with our correspondent, he told a rather unusual story of his ordeal
in the hands of his close friend who lured him into selling one of his kidneys
for just $7,500 (N1.2m). That was 2008.
However, before he could talk, our correspondent had to part
away with N10,000, N5,000 paid in cash and the other N5,000 for exotic drinks
and meal.