How Ex CBN Deputy Gov. Mailafia Died - UATH Reacts Amid Speculations
Faith Ukanwa
Sep 22, 2021
The Chief Medical Director of the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Prof. Bishop Ekele, has said that the hospital tried its best to save ex Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia against speculations.
Following the death of Mailafia (64) in the hospital facility on Sunday, there were speculations from various angles suggesting that the hospital ignored their patient and did not give him adequate medical attention before he passed on.
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Recall that the Middle Belt Forum had in a statement signed by the national Publicity Secretary, Isuwa Dogo, accused the hospital of misconduct in the treatment of the deceased.
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The group claimed that the deceased's wife was requested to make a deposit of N600,000 before proper treatment.
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It added that when Mailafia complained that he had breathing problems and pleaded with the doctors at the hospital to place him on a ventilator, he was 'flatly refused.'
Speaking in an interview with PUNCH on Wednesday, September 22, Prof. Ekele explained;
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"You know, it is not in our policy to disclose how a patient died.
"As it stands, one can write an official letter requesting to know the cause of death and only the family of the deceased can grant the permission.
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"There are lots of speculations about the cause of death. I can confirm in my honour as a medical doctor that all the allegations circulating in the media are false.
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"We at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital did not request for any form of payment before the commencement of treatment.
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"The doctor on duty that day was on ground and received the patient and he was never at any point refused oxygen.
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"In fact, he was placed on a high-flow-oxygen to enable fast breathing.ÔÇØ
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— Faith Ukanwa