A police inspector, Mike Orkuma, attached to Benue State Police Command, Makurdi, needs about N8.6m to regain his hearing loss.
Inspector Mike Orkuma, 45, had a brilliant career as a policeman and was looking forward to more promotions before retirement.
However, his brilliant police career may be coming to an abrupt halt if something urgent is not done.
Narrating the incident which led to his hearing loss, Inspector Orkuma told The Nation that he had malaria and typhoid, and was administered chloroquine injection on the 13/3/2021.
“After the injection, I reacted into bilateral hearing loss and I underwent treatment and audiological evaluations, which finally confirmed me deaf,” Orkuma said.
He told The Nation that doctors said he can only regain hearing with the benefit of a cochlear implant which costs N8.6m and is far above his income as a police inspector.
As a family man with a wife, four children and three siblings under his care, the burden of survival are enormous and is appealing to spirited Nigerians and Non-Government Organisations to help him with funds to undergo the surgery to regain his hearing .
“I was about writing my final year Law examination the National open University (NOUN) Makurdi Study Center, when suddenly I was struck with this impairment,” said Orkuma.