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Just as the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has moved to investigate the controversial deaths of Mrs. Peju Ugboma and Ms. Omolara Omoyajowo, the management of Premier Hospital, Victoria Island, Lagos have released a statement.
“The Premier Specialists’ Medical Centre is saddened by the loss of Mrs. Peju Ugboma. We expressed our profound condolence to her husband, children, mother, and the rest of the family.
“We are doing our own internal audits of the events and processes surrounding her demise. While we are committed to protecting the privacy of our patients at all times, we are forced by all concerns of our numerous patients and the comments and speculations in the social media to put out this brief statement.
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The Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has expressed readiness to commence investigation into medical procedures that led to the death of Mrs Peju Ugboma and Ms Omolara Owoyajowo in Ogun and Lagos States respectively.
Chief Executive of the commission, Babatunde Irukera, in a statement stated that information gathered so far is sufficient for the commission to open an active investigation into these cases.
“As such, the commission has issued Notices of Commencement of Investigation & Summons to Produce (NCISP) to relevant persons/entities.
“The commission is also communicating with the Medical & Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) to expand engagement to the extent that any pertinent conduct may be otherwise unprofessional and, or may be subject of any disciplinary process (if applicable).”
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Published 10 May 2021
Nigerians are demanding justice for a businesswoman, Peju Ugboma, and a Lagos State Emergency Management Agency call centre agent, Omolara Omoyajowo, who both died due to alleged negligence by doctors and nurses at two different private hospitals in Lagos and Ogun states.
However, the Lagos State Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency said an order had been given for a probe into the circumstances surrounding the death of Peju.
HEFAMAA LASG tweeted,
“The Honorable Commissioner @LSMOH, @ProfAkinAbayomi, had directed @HEFAMMA LASG; the agency charged with the responsibility of accrediting, monitoring, and inspecting all public and private health facilities in the State, to conduct a proper investigation on the occurrence to establish the facts of the matter and ensure #JusticeForPeju with a view to preventing such unfortunate incidents in the future.”
#JusticeForOmolara | How Hospital’s ‘Negligence’ Led To My Friend’s Death Lady Narrates
A Nigerian lady has taken to her Twitter handle, @charah xx, to narrate how Omolara, her friend, died at the Beachland Specialist Hospital in Arepo axis of Ogun state due to alleged negligence by the health facility.
In a Twitter thread on Saturday, @charah xx, explained that her friend was rushed to the hospital after suffering an ulcer attack.
See Twitter thread below:
My friend Lara feeling some type of way (ulcer attack as she claimed in her status) she went to the hospital,tested + also to malaria (according to her) & was given some injections… and then she went back home….Thread #JusticeForOmolara#reformthehealthsysteminnigeriapic.twitter.com/H0x2l6YJLg 06•05 (@charah xx) May 8, 2021