Authorities of the FCT Abuja has refuted claims that the Maitama General Hospital abandoned Ms Greatness Olorunfemi, a victim of a “one-chance” robbery
Olurunfemi was reportedly thrown out of a fast-moving vehicle by her attackers on September 26 while on her way from work. She died at the Maitama General Hospital in the federal capital, where she was rushed to after the attack along the Katampe-Kubwa Road.
On October 4, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, constituted a nine-member panel to investigate the death.
Two months later, the panel while presenting its report at the Abuja Property Development Company, said that based on investigations, Olurunfemi was brought into the hospital dead.
The Chairman of the panel, Professor Mohammed Mohammed said the late victim was attended to 40 seconds after she was brought into the hospital, adding that no request for a police report was made as alleged on social media.
Mohammed, who is also the President of the Medical and Dental Consultants of Nigeria, said that the video online showing the late Ms. Olorunfemi in a sitting position does not show any evidence of life.
He explained that her cause of death was strangulation and contrary to social media reports, she did not bleed to death as minimal blood stains were found on her.
He did, however, state that systemic inadequacies were noted in the handling of her body after death as there was a delay in putting the body in the morgue due to lack of space.
