Abdulrasheed Bawa, the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was rushed out of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after he slumped at a programme, on Thursday.
DailyTrust reports that Abdulrasheed Bawa was giving his goodwill message at the National Identity Day celebration when he suddenly stopped speaking.
According to reports, he was talking about a man the commission arrested in Ibadan, Oyo state, with 116 SIM cards when the incident happened.
“Please, excuse me, I can’t continue,” Abdulrasheed Bawa says when he stopped talking and covered his face with his right palm.
He was assisted to his seat by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami and other senior officials at the event, but the anti-graft Chairman slumped on his seat he was immediately rushed out of the seat of power.
However, the Master of Ceremony (MC) later announced that the Bawa’s condition was stable.
“I am happy to announce to you that the EFCC Chairman is now stable,” he said.