I Almost commit murder says John Okafor aka Mr Ibu

Most popular Nollywood actor Mr Ibu in recent interview revealed how he lost his two-year-old son in Lagos state teaching hospital (LUTH) management and official’s negligence.  Mr Ibu narrated how it all happened:

The issue was between me and the Paediatric department of the hospital. In 2011 when My wife and our two-year-old son had been kidnapped and I paid the ransom demanded for they released, I returned to Lagos from Enugu.  My son fell sick ,He was diagnosed with inflammation of the liver. The hospital suggested that he should be scanned and I was told to take my son out of the hospital to get the scan done elsewhere. But the same people later declined, saying that everything had to be done in the hospital because he was too weak to be taken outside. After a while, I was told that there was no electricity in the hospital. When I asked if there was no standby generator, they said there was no fuel in it. I offered to pay for fuel only to be told that the man that operated the generator was not around. When I left the place and got back later, the man still had not returned. Then I was advised to write an application and to submit to the admin department.

When I finished the application, I found that there was nobody to receive and treat it. While I  was waiting,I  was told that his son’s condition required blood transfusion. I did everything possible to ensure that the ailing boy was given treatment at the hospital, but my efforts were in vain. Finally, the little boy gave up the ghost.

His pain and agony almost made him commit the abominable offence: That was how my son died. Later, one of the doctors came to me and, without even sympathizing with me, asked if I could release my boy’s corpse to him so that they could cut it open and use it to teach other medical students. In that moment, I felt like committing murder for the first time in my life. When I told my lawyer what happened at the hospital, he was shocked. He said it was actionable. I told him that I was ready to take the hospital management to court and sue it for $100 million in damages because my son’s death was caused by the carelessness of the professionals whose duty was to save his life. But my lawyer advised me to let go.