Ah, my people! Na serious matter wey dey happen for Lagos side, as one oga, Alfred Ogene, don decide to carry R-Jolad Hospital go court. E don dey talk say dem treat am anyhow and e suffer serious injury because of dem negligence. Abeg, hear how the matter take unfold!
Ogene, wey be Consultant Architect, enter R-Jolad Hospital on November 15, 2025, because of stroke wey cause am partial paralysis. E no fit urinate well, so dem come put catheter for him body to assist am. But wahala begin when dem notice say the urine no dey flow well into the catheter bag. Omo! The palava start sharp, as he quickly inform the doctor wey dey on duty, but the matter still dey get worse.
For early morning of November 16, e talk say part of him urine spill everywhere as the urine no fit enter where e suppose enter. Nurse Oseni come manage the situation by removing the first catheter and put another one for am. But e no better. The new catheter still dey cause am pain wey dey make hin groin dey hot. As wahala no be small, he don call Nurse Elizabeth, to complain, but she claim say everything dey okay. Abeg, na wetin be this?
Despite say Ogene dey shout for pain, dem no carry him matter serious. Instead, hin stomach come dey bulge like balloon! E be like say na after long wahala, two doctors finally come rescue him, but na through piercing him lower abdomen dem fit drain the urine wey don build up inside. E mean say dem handle the matter anyhow! Wetin dey happen for this hospital abeg?
According to him lawyer, dem go dey sue for N500m for how dem neglect am, plus N100m for trauma wey e don suffer, N200m for enjoyment of life wey don scatter, and even N10m monthly loss for him architect work till 2042! Abeg, e no be joke o!
Dem even ask for N4.4m refund for hospital bill wey Ogene don pay. As per dem legal team, dem don send letter to the hospital, but dem still dey talk say dem go investigate the matter. Hospital sef don respond but say dem no fit disclose anything because of patient privacy laws. E no sure if dem fit settle this matter before e enter court wahala.
Make we see how this drama go unfold, but one tin wey dey clear be say, no matter wetin dem dey do, patient safety suppose dey paramount! We dey watch as dem matter dey move. Naija, we dey expect better standards o!
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