And in a circulating video, the acting administrative director of the Niger Delta Development Agency, Daniel Bundy, appears, as he loses consciousness, before a number of attendees intervened to wake him up, and try to open his mouth, prevent his tongue from sliding inwards (swallowing the tongue), and blocking the airway.
The government official did not expect an attempt to rescue him in this violent way, so he only tried to remove the hand of his paramedic, which was cited by some to indicate that he was pretending to faint, and did not experience any health problems.
Representatives surrounded Bundy with questions related to financial corruption and embezzlement, after about $1.2 million in USAID funds for development had disappeared.
The fainting prompted the officials to end the session, and to postpone the interrogation for a later time, according to what was reported by Nigerian media.
