Nigeria: From Service To Suffering - Osun Retirees Narrate Tales of Neglect

Omoniyi Ilesanmi spent three months on the sickbed where he incurred N393,000 to treat himself of arthritis – the inflammation of one or more joints, causing pains and stiffness, which worsens with age. He served the Osun government for over 30 years.

“In 2013, I was on the hospital bed for three months nursing arthritis and spent N393,000 as medical expenses,” he narrated his post-retirement story.

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