Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following the sudden death of the Baba Ọba (King’s Father) of the famed Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, USA. The late Baba Ọba, Lukman Arohunfale, a revered socialite and traditionalist, passed away under circumstances already sparking fierce controversy. His death comes just days after he publicly accused the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Akeem Adéyẹmọ Owoade, of allegedly ordering his courtiers to beat him mercilessly during a recent courtesy visit to the Oyo palace in Nigeria. In a widely circulated voice recording, the deceased recounted how what was meant to be a simple homage turned violent. Although the Baba Ọba had reportedly battled ill health in the past year, growing insinuations suggest that the alleged physical assault may have aggravated his condition, ultimately leading to his untimely death. The palace in Oyo recently denied that s...
Shocking Update on Cancer patient, Mayowa Ahmed, LUTH says 'Family must sign consent form before we release her'
Lagos University Teaching Hospital has said it would not release Mayowa Ahmed, an ovarian cancer patient, for treatment elsewhere until her family signed a consent form, due to the risk involved.
The Ahmed family have been enmeshed in a controversy over the money that was raised for her. It was alleged that two ladies wanted to collect "their own share" from the money.
Speaking in a phone interview with Punch, the Public Relations Officer of LUTH, Kenneth Otuneme, said that the family had yet to sign a consent form for Mayowa’s release.
He said, “Mayowa is still with us. If the family needs a referral letter, the managing consultant would decide on that. If the managing consultant wants to issue a referral letter, he will. It is up to the family. I don’t know if the hospital plans to release Mayowa.
“As of Friday, I have not seen Mayowa Ahmed’s family. However, we won’t stop any family who wants to take their patient away; all they need to do is to sign a consent form. If a patient’s condition is critical and the family members decide to sign the consent form, stating that they no longer require her to be treated at LUTH, we will release the patient. This is the normal practice anywhere in the world.”
It will be recalled that LUTH, in a statement, had said that the patient’s family “requested to fly Miss Ahmed outside the country barely 24 hours after her admission into LUTH, thus stalling all the planned investigations meant to arrive at a definitive diagnosis.”
He said, “Mayowa is still with us. If the family needs a referral letter, the managing consultant would decide on that. If the managing consultant wants to issue a referral letter, he will. It is up to the family. I don’t know if the hospital plans to release Mayowa.
“As of Friday, I have not seen Mayowa Ahmed’s family. However, we won’t stop any family who wants to take their patient away; all they need to do is to sign a consent form. If a patient’s condition is critical and the family members decide to sign the consent form, stating that they no longer require her to be treated at LUTH, we will release the patient. This is the normal practice anywhere in the world.”
It will be recalled that LUTH, in a statement, had said that the patient’s family “requested to fly Miss Ahmed outside the country barely 24 hours after her admission into LUTH, thus stalling all the planned investigations meant to arrive at a definitive diagnosis.”
Reacting to the developments, Mayowa’s brother, Ibrahim, said he wanted Nigerians to know that the #SaveMayowa campaign was not a scam.
He said the family never wanted to go public about their move towards raising funds for Mayowa.
He said, “All I can say is that whatever we can do to save our sister’s life, we will do. The whole campaign for funds isn’t a scam. Before now, we never wanted to go public. We had our arrangement, and we were doing it bit by bit. My sister’s medical records are all over the Internet, which is so painful.
“My family was so naïve. We didn’t do our research before accepting offers for help. The whole experience is painful.”
He said the family never wanted to go public about their move towards raising funds for Mayowa.
He said, “All I can say is that whatever we can do to save our sister’s life, we will do. The whole campaign for funds isn’t a scam. Before now, we never wanted to go public. We had our arrangement, and we were doing it bit by bit. My sister’s medical records are all over the Internet, which is so painful.
“My family was so naïve. We didn’t do our research before accepting offers for help. The whole experience is painful.”
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