Doctor Found Drunk As Four New-borns Die In Delta

Four new born babies have died in Sapele Central Hospital in Delta state due to alleged negligence by the doctor on duty, victims’ family have said.

The family members while lamenting over the tragic event alleged that the doctor on duty was drunk, and there was no power supply in the hospital.

Speaking during a protest against the hospital management, a relative of one of the bereaved mothers, Benjamin Ikeji, said that all the women due fir delivery lost their babies in a dingle night.

He said, “When we brought my sister to this hospital, the doctor told us that it was not yet time for her delivery and I and my sister’s husband waited till 10pm.

“At midnight my sister said the baby was stuck and the nurses couldn’t do anything because the doctor was not around.

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“In the morning, I met the doctor who said there was nothing he could do since they had no light. I bought fuel for them that night before I left and the next thing I heard was that my sister lost the baby.”

Another victim, Newton Oroba, while mourning over the death of his newborn, said his wife had been traumatised over the incident.

He said, “The doctor on duty was drunk. We came to the hospital around 9pm and left. Only to come back in the morning, my wife said she lost her newborn”

Some patients and relatives of the deceased victims, upon sighting the doctor, reportedly confronted him to demand an explanation for his absence while on duty.

Efforts to reach the hospital management for a reaction failed as workers in the hospital declined to speak.

The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mordi Ononye, did not respond to calls and a text message sent to his phone number as of the time of filing this report.

Source: Punch