Help! Lawyer Needs N5m For Kidney Transplant

A human rights lawyer, Mr. Leonard Dibia, is battling to save his life. Down with kidney failure, he needs N5 million to complete the N11 million needed for a transplant.

The N5 million, he said, will cover the donor fee, post-transplant drugs, and preparatory dialysis.

“For over two years, he has battled with renal failure – meaning his kidneys have been badly damaged, after many years of fighting diabetes,” his twin brother, Mike Dibia, said.

He said Dibia’s diabetic condition of 18 years developed into an “end-case” kidney failure in September, 2014, and his life has been sustained through two dialysis sessions at N80,000 per week.

“This is apart from the cost of repeated medical tests and palliative drugs. Being a husband and a father of four, the sustenance of his family (rents, schools, etc) equally takes a toll on his finances and those of his relatives,” his brother said.

The lawyer has been advised to undergo kidney transplant.

“The dialysis sessions, still being done to keep him alive, are becoming traumatic for his spent frame, and complications such as partial blindness and paralysis are occurring,” he said.

Mike said a donor has been found and all preliminary medical examinations and compatibility tests have been completed.

“Considering that the cost outlay is beyond what Leo can afford having nearly exhausted all his savings, we would appreciate support from well-meaning Nigerians.

“Donations can be made to Leonard Dibia’s Zenith Bank Plc account: 1005576765. “Through various litigations, Leo has fought impunity by law enforcement officials, winning several judgements for victims of human rights abuses. But now, he fights for his own life.

And he is determined to win too,” Mike said.