Mr. Ayo Owolabi, father to
Channels Television reporter, Precious Owolabi, killed by stray bullet during
the Shi’ites, police clash last Monday, has demanded a probe of Garki Hospital
over alleged poor handling of the emergency.
Precious Owalbi alongside a
senior police officer was killed during the Shiites and Police clash
Speaking on Sunday during a
condolence visit to the family by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in Kaduna,
Owolabi blamed the doctor, who was supposed to perform surgery on his son, for
being absent after he was initially stabilised.
The Vice President was
accompanied by Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Director-General,
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Ibrahim Shuaibu, top
security chiefs and traditional leaders, to the family.
“There is nothing anyone can do
in a situation like this. One has to take it as one of those challenges of
life. I felt pained.
“The only thing that made me sad
outside the event was that, when I learnt about what happened immediately after
he was shot.
“He was taken to the first
hospital where they said they could not handle his case and was referred to
Garki hospital where he was attended to and was stabilised.
“But the doctor, who was supposed
to do surgery on him, was far away. Possibly if he was available, the boy’s
life would have been saved and that would have saved us from this agony we
found ourselves in for the past one week.
“I would have loved to find out
why the doctor was not around. And what step has the management of that
hospital taken on that doctor’s action.
“I saw the boy in a video sitting
down, holding his tommy and bleeding. But the doctor to do the surgery was
nowhere to be found,” Owolabi said.
Precious Owolabi has been buried
in Wusasa cemetery, Zaria in Kaduna state.
Osinbajo, during the visit to the
family, described the death as great loss to the nation and a national tragedy
that would never be forgotten in history.
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I totally agree with HIM I lost my MOTHER due to gross mismanagement from sarki hospital
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