The family of one Mrs. Funmilola Popoola has attributed the cause of her death to alleged administration of some expired drugs on her by doctors and nurses in one of the hospitals in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The family made the allegation while appearing on a live radio programme tagged ‘Kokoro Alate’ on Agidigbo 88.7 FM in Ibadan on Friday.
Spokesman for the family, David Popoola said after the programme that his mother was rushed to a hospital in Ibadan on 30th May this year.
He added that the family discovered that some expired drugs were administered on his mother by the doctors and nurses in the hospital a few days after.
Popoola claimed that one of the drugs administered on his mother expired in January.
He added that another drug expired in April this year.
He regretted that the mother later died in the hospital on 5th of June this year.
Popoola said, “On the 30th of May 2024, my mother was sick and I took her to a nearby private hospital.
“On getting to the hospital, they say she needed oxygen while they carried out a test on her.
“However, they don’t have oxygen on ground and decided to refer her to another hospital.
“On getting to the Specialists Hospital in Idi Ape, (name withheld) they examined my mother in the car, and told us to take her to their branch at Bodija.
“We were taken by their ambulance and when we got there, we were asked to make some payments which included an admission fee of one hundred thousand Naira (N100,000) with other charges for drugs and an endocrinologist since she was diagnosed with diabetes.
“They commenced treatment immediately, and later their nurse brought drips, several packs of injections and some other drugs, which they started administering on her.
“I was in church when my sister sent me a picture of the tablet they gave her after I left the hospital on Saturday night and she discovered that the tablet has expired since January 2024.
“So that prompted her to check other drugs they have been giving her.
“So having checked the pack of the injection too, she discovered it expired in April 2024.
“I got angry and left church with my brother back to the hospital; on getting there, I checked the pack of the injection and the tablet myself and I went to talk to the doctor but she said she had an emergency.
“Another female doctor came to ask me what was wrong and I explained to her that the injection had expired and then last night they gave her another expired tablet and this morning, she is now unconscious and your consultant said she did not know why she was unconscious. She died on 5th of June, 2024.
“So whichever way, the hospital is responsible for my mother’s death”.
All efforts made to get a reaction from the hospital proved abortive as of the time of filing this report on Saturday.
But, the state government in its reaction, said it has commenced investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the unfortunate death of Mrs. Popoola in the hospital.
Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, gave the assurance via a statement, noted that the ministry would keep the public updated as the investigation continued.
“It has come to the attention of the Ministry of Health, Oyo State, of a video clip in circulation over an unfortunate incident of a loss of life that occurred to one of the patients at a prominent private hospital in Ibadan.
“On behalf of the Oyo State Government, the Honourable Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, wishes to commiserate with the family of the deceased,” the government said
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