Sokoto, 04 August, 2022 / 3:35 pm (ACI Africa).
The leadership of the Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has expressed concern about the well-being of a Nigerian professor who was accused of running illegal orphanages in the country.
In a Thursday, August 4 report, CSW officials say Professor Richard Solomon Musa Tarfa’s eyes, which showed indications of swelling, could not see clearly one morning in July.
On July 5, the founder of Du Merci orphanages was able to make a phone call requesting his wife, Mercy Tarfa, to bring an ophthalmologist to the prison to examine him. While Mrs. Tarfa and the doctor arrived at the prison later that day, they were not permitted to see the professor without their lawyer.
They were unable to contact their lawyers until July 7, when treatment commenced immediately. They were subsequently granted a further visit on July 11 to continue the treatment.
“CSW remains concerned for the wellbeing of Professor Tarfa, and the toll of the current situation on Mrs. Tarfa and the children who were under their care,” CSW Founder President, Thomas Mervyn, says in the August 4 report.
