How Accident Victims Abandoned At Osun Hospital Doors over Lack Of First Aid (photos)

Abass Oyebanji, 39 and a middle age motorcyclist reportedly jammed into a speeding car belonging to an officer on the 2nd of April, 2020 in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.

As gathered from Voiceair Media, the accident occurred at about 7:50pm on Thursday at Jaleyemi Junction, Odi-Olowo Area in front of Embassy Food Canteen in Osogbo where the two victims were immediately rushed to the LAUTECH Teaching hospital, Osogbo for urgent medical attention.

The accident victims were reportedly rejected by Lautech teaching Hospital and were referred to the State Hospital at Asubiaro in Osogbo. The victims were almost rejected by Asubiaro hospital as a result of lack of first aid while the victims suffer severe pains.

While speaking with one of the victim, Mr Abass, was lamenting of pains while the motorcyclist couldn’t speak to newsmen due to the severe pains incurred.

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According to reports, the medical personnel were scared to admit them as a result of lack of first aid amenities in the hospital.

The victims were finally accepted after several calls were made to the Special Adviser on Public Health to Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola and the Commissioner of Police in the state, after good Samaritans and a journalist in the state who were at the scene pleaded, while Special Adviser to Governor Oyetola on Public Health, Pharmacist Siji Olamiju AKOL immediately ordered the doctor to attends to the victims and save their lives.

An eyewitness who could not hide his disappointment said, “what does one do when institutions entrusted with our lives betray the trust in one’s most vulnerable moment? For many people like me, it is bad to discovered that a state owned hospital lack common paracetamol, glove and emergency or immediate care a hospital should provide when a person Is injured or ill until full medical treatment is available for accident victims,” he said.

Reacting to the incident, Olorungbotemi Bright urged Governor Gboyega Oyetola to provide reactionary measure, boost and revitalize health sector in the state.
He said, “In an emergency, the first responsibility of any healthcare worker is to save a life. Even if the victims go against the law of the land.”

As at the time of filling this report, effort to reach the Commissioner of Police in the state was proved fruitless.

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