Pandemonium In A’Ibom Hospital Over Death Of Expectant Mother …As Thugs Invade Ward

Pandemonium struck Ikot Ekpene General Hospital last Saturday following death of a post dated expectant mother (name withheld) who was admitted into the antenatal ward for child birth.

The Sensor gathered that the deceased expectant mother was on arrival at the hospital, a sessed and advised by a midwife to bear the delivery pains as she was not due for delivery.

It was further gathered that the women despite the advise, attempted to deliver the child, and as a result, got all her vital organs damaged which led to her untimely death.

Sensing that his wife has passed out, the husband name withheld locked up all the nurses in the ward and threatened to kill them.

To carry out the threat, he reportedly invited thugs who invaded the hospital in a full-loaded truck but timely intervention of the Chief Medical Director, one Dr. Okorie, saved the situation.

Okorie was said to have called security operatives that promptly arrived the hospital and rescued the fear stricken nurses.

A staff of the hospital who pleaded anonymity, told our correspondent that husband of the deceased expectant mother was bent on killing nurses on duty if not for the quick intervention of the security operatives.

She also said that the action of the deceased husband has forced nurses to go to work with mufti for fear of being attacked even as some staff are said to be reluctant to go to work.

When our correspondent visited the hospital yesterday, he saw nurses on mufti, thus, confirming the incident.

Meanwhile, some of the staff who spoke with our correspondent, have called on the State Ministry of Health, Hospital Management Board and the security agencies to provide security in the hospital to ensure safety of health workers.

Source: The Sensor Newspaper