Due to the death of a woman named Miss Elizabeth Oyibode, police officers from the Ekpan Division in Delta State’s Uvwie Local Government Area have detained Mrs. Odiase Ibhade Stella, an auxiliary nurse.
Additionally, the police closed Stella’s pharmacy, which was situated off Jakpa Road at New Era School.
At the Central Hospital in Warri, Oyibode passed away three days ago after the nurse reportedly gave her drugs that rendered her paralysed.
Comrade Derrick Oritsematosan Agberen, the National Coordinator of the Initiative For Social Rights Concerns And Advancement (ISRCA), also known as “No Justice, No Peace,” has stated that the organisation would make sure that the occurrence acts as a deterrent to those who engage in the unlawful activity.
He said, “We intercepted an unregistered (suspected) nurse who had administered medications with drips in her chemist shop, which led to the death of late Miss Elizabeth Oyibode. The medication resulted in paralysis of her brain, body, affecting her ability to speak or interact with anyone.
“All thanks to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Ekpan Divisional Headquarters, CSP Shaba Aliyu, for responding swiftly to our petition. We were reliably briefed by her fiancé, Mr. Jonathan Okuma, on how the nurse had suggested to him that he had a bacterial infection after Mr. Jonathan presented his unusual bodily symptoms to her.
“The said suspected nurse in disguise as an auxiliary nurse also directed that Mr. Jonathan should include his fiancée in the treatment process since they were living together and cohabiting as they are blessed with a child.
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“During the period they started the treatment, the suspected nurse also claimed that the late Miss. Elizabeth was having typhoid and malaria symptoms, and she also insisted on prescribing medications and treatment at the same time. Mr. Jonathan had stopped her, insisting that they should be done with the infection treatment before administering other medication.
“The suspected nurse who had again called Mr. Jonathan to send her money to run a diagnostic test on late Miss Elizabeth, converted the money to administering drips and the same medication he initially cautioned her against and when he returned from work, he met his fiancee lying down and receiving drips in her chemist shop.
“This sad ordeal led to a series of complications for Miss Elizabeth, as the medicines administered by the suspected nurse resulted in paralysis of the brain and body.
“Sadly, Miss Elizabeth Oyibode met her untimely death three days ago at the Warri Central Hospital at age of 21 as a result of the carelessness of Mrs Odiase Ibhade Stella.”
He pointed out that the auxiliary nurse has been arrested over the matter and her chemist shop shut down by the police
