Failed attempts to get medical treatment leads to death of 32- year - armed robbery victim.
by SEGUN ADIO on It
is still unclear to family and relations of one Veronica Ezugwu, what
actually led to her untimely death. For the Ezuguwus, the death of their
daughter would not only take a lifetime to forget, but the way it
happened made the whole matter confounding.
Veronica, 32, a teacher in Lagos, was among the herds of people that thronged the ancestral roots to celebrate the last Yuletide season.
It was gathered that some days before Christmas, Veronica left Lagos for Nkpologu community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State to celebrate the season which her aged parents.
It was gathered that on the day she left Lagos, Veronica made series of telephone calls to her family intimating them of her movement.
At one point, she reportedly called to say she was just some minutes to get home, which made her father and younger ones to began to rejoice for the reunion of their returning daughter. Sadly, Veronica never got to her destination before she was gunned down by yet-to-e identified gunmen.
It was gathered that around Camp Bus Stop which is some thousand yards to her home, some gunmen, appeared from the bush and rained bullets on the bus she was travelling in. the attack on the bus left Veronica seriously hit in the head by bullets. Some other commuters in the bus too were also badly hit.
While the gunmen fled through the bush path, some Good Samaritans rushed Veronica to the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu for medical attention. Veronica was not as lucky as doctors in the hospital were said to be on industrial action. It was also gathered that she was rushed to another hospital in the metropolis.
Narrating the events that led to his daughter’s death, Mr. Ama Ezugwu, claimed the deceased was some few kilometers away from home when news filtered in that the bus she was traveling in was attacked and hit by bullets.
According to Mr Ama Ezugwu, “My daughter was coming back home to celebrate the Christmas and New Year festivals with us and was already some distance away from home before the armed robbers accosted them at Camp Bus Stop and shot her.
“She was quickly rushed to University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, UNTH, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu for medical attention but unfortunately we get there we were told that the doctors were on strike.
Ama Ezugwu also claimed that when the deceased could not be admitted at UNTH, she was rushed to another hospital where doctors demanded a deposit of N700, 000 before they could commence treatment on her.
He, however, said that the family could only muster N300, 000 after which the doctors there commended treatment on her. Painfully, however, Veronica could not make it as she gave up the ghost on New Year ’s Eve.
Veronica’s younger sister, Uju, also explained the agony of the family and efforts made at saving her sister’s life. “When we rushed my sister to the second hospital after we would not get treatment for her in the first one we took her to, but the money they demanded there was outrageous.We ended up getting some equally big amount and she was attended to but she could not make it. I don’t think we can recover from this”, she said.
She, however, blamed the hospital for slow response to the situation of the deceased
Veronica, 32, a teacher in Lagos, was among the herds of people that thronged the ancestral roots to celebrate the last Yuletide season.
It was gathered that some days before Christmas, Veronica left Lagos for Nkpologu community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State to celebrate the season which her aged parents.
It was gathered that on the day she left Lagos, Veronica made series of telephone calls to her family intimating them of her movement.
At one point, she reportedly called to say she was just some minutes to get home, which made her father and younger ones to began to rejoice for the reunion of their returning daughter. Sadly, Veronica never got to her destination before she was gunned down by yet-to-e identified gunmen.
It was gathered that around Camp Bus Stop which is some thousand yards to her home, some gunmen, appeared from the bush and rained bullets on the bus she was travelling in. the attack on the bus left Veronica seriously hit in the head by bullets. Some other commuters in the bus too were also badly hit.
While the gunmen fled through the bush path, some Good Samaritans rushed Veronica to the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu for medical attention. Veronica was not as lucky as doctors in the hospital were said to be on industrial action. It was also gathered that she was rushed to another hospital in the metropolis.
Narrating the events that led to his daughter’s death, Mr. Ama Ezugwu, claimed the deceased was some few kilometers away from home when news filtered in that the bus she was traveling in was attacked and hit by bullets.
According to Mr Ama Ezugwu, “My daughter was coming back home to celebrate the Christmas and New Year festivals with us and was already some distance away from home before the armed robbers accosted them at Camp Bus Stop and shot her.
“She was quickly rushed to University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, UNTH, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu for medical attention but unfortunately we get there we were told that the doctors were on strike.
Ama Ezugwu also claimed that when the deceased could not be admitted at UNTH, she was rushed to another hospital where doctors demanded a deposit of N700, 000 before they could commence treatment on her.
He, however, said that the family could only muster N300, 000 after which the doctors there commended treatment on her. Painfully, however, Veronica could not make it as she gave up the ghost on New Year ’s Eve.
Veronica’s younger sister, Uju, also explained the agony of the family and efforts made at saving her sister’s life. “When we rushed my sister to the second hospital after we would not get treatment for her in the first one we took her to, but the money they demanded there was outrageous.We ended up getting some equally big amount and she was attended to but she could not make it. I don’t think we can recover from this”, she said.
She, however, blamed the hospital for slow response to the situation of the deceased
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