A peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) has been spotted at the lower left arm of “President-elect”, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as he returned to Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, on Monday.
It was reported that Tinubu arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Monday to the cheers of supporters.
The media director of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, Bayo Onanuga confirmed his return in a video shared in a Twitter post.
Onanuga posted a video of Tinubu alighting from a plane and wrote: “Jagaban lands in Abuja!”
Onanuga had earlier noted that the ‘President-elect’ was on vacation in France but his long absence has led to rumors about his health with many alleging that the former governor fell ill after the March 18 governorship and State Assembly and was flown to France for medical treatment.
However, despite the denials, recent photos of the president-elect in Abuja on Monday evening show that the former governor may indeed have been hospitalized and probably recovering.
According to health.org, (PICC line) which was seen on Tinubu’s arm, is a type of central line. A central line (also called a central venous catheter) is like an intravenous (IV) line. But it is much longer than a regular IV and goes all the way up to a vein near the heart or just inside the heart. The other end of the PICC line stays outside of the body, usually where the arm bends. It may divide into more than one line. The end of each line is covered with a cap.
The photos have sparked mixed reactions from Nigerians on social media.
