- A female doctor, Vwaere Diaso tragically lost her life after the elevator fell from the 10th floor.
- The elevator at the general hospital had been faulty for a year and there were only promises of it being fixed.
- Netizens blamed the general hospital management for negligence for the incident.
A female doctor named Vwaere Diaso was tragically killed in an elevator accident on Monday at Lagos Island General Hospital in Odan.
Vwaere, who received her medical degree from Babcock, had just two weeks remaining to finish her housemanship training at the hospital.
When the elevator crashed, she was on her way to pick up her lunch. It was estimated that the evacuation could take up to an hour before she went away.
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It was discovered that the elevator had been operating poorly for the previous 12 months.
Many Nigerians accuse the administration of the Lagos Island General Hospital in Odan of negligence and squandering funds intended for fixing the elevator.
Management of general hospital is negligent
@cloudikeme: “What are names of the management? Who was in charge of fixing that? Until we start sanctioning and actively doing things against these leaders in any capacity who are corrupt and mess things up, things will never change.”
@tobishiyanbola: “This is another unfortunate situation of “Nigeria happened to her”. When are we gonna get it right? When will life actually matter? First, negligence and “our” zero maintenance culture, to poor health care situation at the hospital. It’s just so sad. I pray God comforts her family, and loved ones.”
@teejayviruz: “Avoidable tragedy annoys me. I’m sure funds have been allocated and disbursed for the repairs but you know how it goes. If I say that everyone responsible for this from the very top to the bottom should have their backs against the drums and fast moving projectiles targeted at their restrained bodies, some will say I’m insensitive and have no human feelings. Negligence, nepotism, corruption is killing us and no one is being held responsible.”
@GBENGAGHIZZY: “This is really sad. I wonder why we are so negligent about everything in this country. I’m sure there must have been numerous complaints on this particular lift, the least management could have done was to seal it from being used pending when it gets fixed but it’s Naija na, smh.”
@LuyiDee: “Elevator was bad. Elevator fell. Evacuation was taking up to 1 hour. People in a really big General Hospital knew there was somebody inside. How’s it that NOBODY made arrangements for resuscitation and emergency surgery??? There was an entire hour ffs!!!!!”
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In a similar story, the hope of getting a Point of Sale (POS) agent to get cash, a popular radio presenter with Ibadan-based, Fresh FM Nigeria, Baba Bintin, left his house trekking from Amuloko to Fresh FM at Challenge.
After some kilometers, he slumped and died on his way to the radio station for his programme.
His death was announced during a radio programme by the ace radio twins, Komolafe Olaiya and Olalomi Amole. Earlier during the day, the duo spoke about the unusual lateness of the presenter to the studio.
