Tension is mounting as the health condition of detained Gombe State University lecturer, Dr. Abubakar (full name withheld), has reportedly deteriorated inside Bauchi Prison, sparking urgent concerns from family members and human rights advocates.
Sources within the correctional facility confirmed that Dr. Abubakar, who has been held in custody over yet-to-be-disclosed charges, fell critically ill over the weekend, prompting emergency medical attention by a prison doctor right inside the detention center.
Eyewitnesses say the academic, once vibrant and outspoken, now struggles with mobility and breathing. “He collapsed twice in the last 48 hours,” one prison source confided, “and the doctor had to be called in urgently to stabilize him.”
The deteriorating condition has prompted a desperate plea from his family to Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, to intervene and ensure that the lecturer receives immediate medical care outside the prison walls.
“We are not asking for special treatment. We are begging for a fellow Nigerian, a scholar, and a father, to be allowed access to proper medical facilities before this becomes a tragedy,” said a tearful relative, who spoke to journalists in Gombe.
Human rights groups in the North-East region are also raising alarm over the development. The Northern Academic Solidarity Forum (NASF) called on the state government to uphold the fundamental rights of detainees, especially those with life-threatening conditions.
The Bauchi State Government has yet to issue an official response. However, sources at Government House hinted that Governor Mohammed has been briefed and “is monitoring the situation closely.”
The incident has sparked outrage across academic circles in the North-East, with many warning that “Dr. Abubakar must not be allowed to die in detention.”
As the public awaits a decisive response from authorities, questions continue to swirl around the circumstances of his detention and the apparent delay in granting him medical bail.
This is a developing story.
@Sahara Reporters
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