A 46-year-old tipper driver, Yesiru Ajayi, has
accused a private hospital, Iyaniwura Medical
Centre, of killing his pregnant wife while
conducting an operation on her.
Neither the mother nor the child survived the
incident, which occurred on October 25
2013, in the Mowe area of Ogun State.
The hospital management also allegedly
demanded the payment of N156,000 from the
father of four, before the corpse would be
released to him.
Our correspondent learnt that the bill
resulted in a fracas in the hospital as relatives
of the deceased fought with the doctors and
nurses.
The atmosphere was still sober when PUNCH
Metro visited the bereaved Ajayi at his Mowe
residence on Wednesday. He was surrounded
by sympathisers.
He said, “We were married for 11 years and
blessed with four kids. The first time, we had
twins; so that’s why she was called Iya Ibeji.
“Rashidat was initially registered with the
Sagamu General Hospital. Because of the
doctors’ strike, I had to register her at
Iyaniwura.”
Ajayi told PUNCH Metro that 40-year-old
Rashidat had undergone two different scans.
The first was done when the pregnancy was
three months and again at seven months. They
were allegedly told by the clinic that all was
well.
Two weeks before Rashidat died, however, she
reportedly complained of pains all over her
body and was taken to the hospital. She was
already past her Expected Date of Delivery.
“She told me it was not labour pain. After she
saw the doctor, he told her to come back on
Friday (last week). He said if she still did not
feel any labour pain, that he would give her a
drug to induce labour.
“Although I was surprised to hear that, but
since I was not a specialist, I couldn’t say
anything,” Ajayi added.
He said on the appointed day, he went to
work and asked his brother to take his wife to
the hospital. This was around 9am.
Ajayi said when he got to the hospital at 8pm,
Rashidat was still in the labour room and
complaining of severe pains.
After two hours of waiting at the hospital
reception, the presiding doctor allegedly
rushed in and told Ajayi that they needed to
buy blood.
“He told me the situation was getting worse
and she was already bleeding so I gave them
N10, 000 to buy blood.
“I was also asked to sign some papers so they
could carry out an operation on her. This I
did. After a while, the doctor later called me
to say that Rashidat did not make it. I thought
I was dreaming,” Ajayi recalled.
He alleged that his wife’s death was caused by
the drug she was given to induce labour. He
also said the baby girl, whom the doctors
delivered, was still alive when he saw her.
However, a few moments later, he observed a
nurse blocking the baby’s nose, saying she
had died.
A relative, Nurat Akande, implored the state
government to investigate the activities of the
hospital.
She said, “A medical doctor was already
operating on Rashidat before another medical
personnel was invited.
“We know our fate is sealed, but this should
not continue. Many people who don’t have
money will continue to fall victim if nothing is
done about it.”
The Medical Director of Iyaniwura Medical
Centre, was said to have travelled to Abeokuta
when PUNCH Metro called at the hospital at
Ogunjobi Falana Close, Mowe.
A doctor on duty, Ogechukwu Nnarom,
however, dismissed the claim that the hospital
was not competent to perform the surgery.
He said, “The owner of the hospital is a
licensed consultant in Obstetrics and
Gynecology. The three doctors here are all
qualified and we have been in this area for
over 10 years. We are arguably the best
around here. The woman in question had been
coming for ante-natal checks.
“The problem was that she had had many
children, so her uterus had expanded. She was
in labour when she came that day and
everything was fine until the uterus stopped
contracting.
“She started bleeding because her uterus had
ruptured. The surgery was meant to save
Rashidat’s life, not to bring out the baby. We
asked for four units of blood, but they were
only able to provide one. She died on the
table while we were trying to repair the
uterus.”
Nnarom made no mention of any drug given
to Rashidat to induce labour. He also made no
mention of the money demanded by the
hospital before the corpse would be released.
Source :punch
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