Tragedy has struck the residents of Saki, in Saki West Local Government Area of Oyo State, with a medical doctor and three nurses dying in same hospital within 72 hours.
This is even as residents, particularly those living around Almusharaf Hospital, Oke Sunah, are living in palpable fear, following the deaths.
According to sources, the residentsof Oke Sunnah became apprehensive when a nurse, who is a staff of the hospital died three days ago. While the people were still grieving over the death of the nurse, then the doctor and two other nurses in the same hospital died between Tuesday and Wednesday.
A resident, identified as Adekunle Lawal said: “Three days ago, one nurse died and on Monday another nurse died and yesterday, the doctor and another nurse died.
“We are afraid because we don’t know what caused their deaths. The doctor is a quack doctor. Maybe all of them treated a patient who has a contagious disease. Which, I think, was not well handled.
“It’s a very big hospital. They carry out minor surgery on patients. And at times, they invite doctors elsewhere to join them.
“If it’s a contagious disease, how come that no patients died but the staff? he queried.
He, however, added that people are also speculating that it could be food poisoning.
“Maybe one of them ate food and gave others to eat. We don’t know. All these are mere assumptions until those responsible for monitoring these hospitals carry out an autopsy on the deceased. None of the patients died, it’s only the staff of the hospital.
“All of them have been buried. You know they are Muslim. Please, the Ministry of Health and other relevant agencies should step in,” he said with a concerned voice.
Another resident, who identified himself as Adeola Fehintola, said, those in charge of surveillance should investigate the matter.
He said, “You know Saki is very close to the borders. Maybe someone with a contagious disease has just come in. My people are living there, those in charge should do something urgently to know the actual cause of death.”
However, by the time of this report, the State Ministry of Health has not released a statement on the sad development.
source: Vanguard
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