Ibrahim Mahama offers to cover cost of leg amputation for Ghana's tallest man

Ghanaian businessman Ibrahim Mahama has offered to fully fund the medical treatment and leg amputation of Abdul-Samed Sulemana, popularly known as Awuche, following public appeals for support. Awuche, 33, who is believed to be Ghana 39;s tallest man at 7ft 8in, has been battling gigantism for years and is scheduled to undergo the amputation of his left leg after doctors diagnosed a severe infection that has caused part of the limb to rot.