Household tackles Lagos hospital over printer’s demise

The household of a printer, Tunji Adebara, has accused the administration of the Ikorodu Common Hospital of negligence leading to his demise on the medical facility within the Ikorodu space of Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro gathered that Tunji, round 11pm, boarded a tricycle whereas heading dwelling from work however had an accident on the Library bus cease, alongside the Ayangburen Highway in Ikorodu.

Our correspondent learnt that the accident occurred when the driving force of a car tried to overhaul the tricycle carrying the printer and different passengers.

Whereas one of many passengers died on the spot, Tunji and two different passengers within the tricycle reportedly sustained various levels of harm.

The driving force, upon realising the magnitude of the accident, fled from the scene as some good Samaritans reportedly rushed the injured victims to the Ikorodu Common Hospital for pressing therapy.

On attending to the premises, the hospital staff, as a substitute of commencing therapy on them, reportedly demanded contacts of their relations however to no avail as Tunji was in a semi-conscious state.

The printer, nonetheless, died because of the accidents sustained throughout the accident.

Tunji’s spouse, Tola, who spoke to our correspondent on Tuesday, stated when the whereabouts of her husband had been unknown, a case of a lacking particular person was reported to the police.

She stated, “I additionally referred to as his colleague at work and he informed me he was the one which dropped him the earlier evening on the police publish in Ebute, Ikorodu. That was after I knew one thing had gone mistaken.

 “We needed to go to a police station the place we had been informed to attend for 24hours.  So, the next day (Saturday) myself, his colleague and his Uncle went around the police stations within the space however couldn’t find him.

“After we learnt that an accident occurred on the Library bus-stop, alongside Ayangburen Highway, we went to the emergency ward of the Ikorodu Common Hospital however we had been informed that they didn’t see him.

“It was later that my husband’s uncle sighted a card with my husband’s title on it. He referred to as the eye of the medical staff to it and the physician in cost informed us that he was introduced in lifeless.”

The printer’s uncle, Adegbuyi Arejiogbe, stated he disagreed with the narrative that Tunji was introduced in lifeless, including that if he was licensed lifeless on arrival, his title wouldn’t have appeared on the hospital’s medical card.

“How did the hospital know Tunji’s title and the way did a few of my cellphone numbers seem on the cardboard? Solely the final two digits of my cellphone numbers had been incorrect as a result of the one that wrote it down made a mistake or due to the state he was in because of the accident,” he stated.

Tunji’s nephew, Olusola Arijiogbe, stated opposite to claims that the 45-year-old was introduced in lifeless, the investigating police officer accountable for the case confirmed the printer was alive when he was rushed to the hospital on Thursday, August 25, 2022.

Arijiogbe stated, “The policeman accountable for the case stated Tunji gave them his title and my dad’s quantity as some individuals had stolen his two telephones and cash on the scene of the incident. We later obtained to know from among the good Samaritans that the employees on the hospital didn’t attend to him as a result of they didn’t get the proper contact of his relations.”

The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Hassan Taiwo, when contacted, stated the knowledge was not appropriate, including that he had engaged the members of the family and confirmed all of them that was achieved for the affected person earlier than he handed after spending 25 minutes.

“You possibly can come to the hospital to see the data. The affected person was effectively handled regardless of no relations. The relative got here to the hospital three days after he was dropped at the hospital,” Taiwo added.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, couldn’t be reached and had but to reply to a textual content message despatched to his cellphone quantity as of press time.