The condition of four-year-old Omonigho
Abraham, who was attacked by two dogs in
the Igando area of Lagos State about a month
ago, has reportedly worsened in the Lagos
State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja
where he is currently receiving treatment.
Punch learnt from his father, Odia, that
Omonigho’s scalp which was torn off by the
German shepherd dogs during the gruesome
attack, had not healed and had been giving
off an offensive odour.He said this had given
the family serious concern and attempts to get
the medical report of his condition had also
been frustrated by some medical officers in
the hospital.
He said….
“My boy still complains of pains in
different parts of his body. Also, when
they open the bandage on his head, you
will see that there is no much difference.
It’s still like the first time the incident
happened.In fact, for up to two weeks no
consultant or doctor attended to him,
and his head started smelling.In fact, for
up to two weeks no consultant or doctor
attended to him, and his head started
smelling.We have been told he may still
have to be admitted for six months or up
to one year, for the doctors to do a skin-
grafting surgery on his open skull. They
will cut skin from parts of his body, to
cover up the skull.”
He added that he had also continued to foot
the bills of the boy, despite the instruction of
the state governmentto the hospital
management not to collect any money for his
expenses.
Our correspondent gathered that a non-
governmental organisation had to raise money
for Omonigho’s drugs and over N100, 000 had
been purportedly spent in buying drugs,
among other expenses.The report of a
fundraising for Omonigho’s medical expenses
was said to have angered the management of
LASUTH who allegedly accused Odia of
making money off his son’s predicament.
The father of three told our correspondent he
was called into a meeting on Tuesday in
which the management of the hospital
promised to start implementing the state
government’s pledge to the Abrahams.
He said,
“The Lagos State Government, through
its Ministry of Health, has already
played its part by writing a letter to
LASUTH that it would foot all the bills
for which we are grateful.
“But when the letter got to them, they
did not implement it. I was still buying
the drugs till yesterday (Tuesday) that I
was exhausted and I cried out that I did
not have any money to buy drugs again.
“That was when the management of the
hospital led by the Chief Medical
Director, apologised and promised to
start implementing the state
government’s order.I have decided to
wait for at least a week and see if they
will change, like they promised.”
Odia said the Delta State Government and a
few other people were interested in the
medical report which had not been issued to
him.
“The real issue I have now is that they
(LASUTH) have not released the medical
report which I asked for since October
16. They (LASUTH) have been directing
me from one person to another and I am
getting tired. If I see the report, I will
know what exactly to do about this
issue.”
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