How Surgery Saved Namadi Sambo’s Knee From Amputation

Nigerians have been sympathetic with immediate past Vice President, Namadi Sambo, who is recuperating in the United States after he underwent a complex surgery that save his leg from amputation.

Mr. Sambo is currently in the Washington, DC area after the surgery that repair a severe knee ligament disorder .

A source said “The former Vice President, Architect Namadi Sambo, visited or consulted several hospitals in the US before he was admitted by a DC-area hospital for an extensive ligament reconstructive surgery,” said our source, a Nigerian diplomat. He added that Mr. Sambo's surgery took place in mid-August. He said the former vice president was in intensive rehab for several weeks after the surgery.

“He was not able to walk for some weeks due to the nature of the surgery,” the source added.
Mr. Sambo remains in the Maryland area where he continues to recuperate and to undergo extensive physical therapy to help restore his ability to walk normally again.