Angry relatives attack doctor, nurses at UCH, Ibadan, over death of 74-Yr-old patient

Relatives of a 74-year-old man, Usman Zubair, who was receiving treatment in the hospital, went wild and attacked the medical personnel when they learnt of his death.

The deceased had secondary Grade A diabetes, and his ankle was amputated to enable him live a normal life, but he later gave up.

The family of the deceased came around, became unruly, mobilised other miscreants to assault Dr Adeleke Adedapo and some of the nurses on duty and also vandalised chairs and tables in the hospital ward.

Their claim was that the UCH authorities failed to inform them of the death of Zubair at the right time.

Shortly after the attack and following a complaint by the hospital authorities, the attackers has been arrested by the police.

The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, who confirmed this to our source, said that the assault on the medical personnel of the hospital occurred on the evening of Tuesday, June 18.
Fadeyi, explaining further said, the suspects also attacked policemen who were called to the hospital to contain the situation.

He said the six suspects arrested in connection with the incident had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for investigation.