Osinbajo hospitalised; to undergo surgery over leg injury

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been hospitalised over a leg injury and is set to undergo a surgical procedure, says his media aide Laolu Akande.
Mr Osinbajo was said to have sustained an injury while playing squash, Mr Akande announced in a tweet on Saturday evening.
“VP Osinbajo is in the hospital today for a surgical procedure on account of a recurrent pain in the leg possibly sustained from an injury while playing squash,” Mr Akande wrote.
He added that Mr Osinbajo’s “doctors would give an update of the treatment later today.”
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